Accelerated heart function recovery after therapeutic plasma exchange in patient treated with biventricular mechanical circulatory support for severe peripartum cardiomyopathy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1035-1036

  Łasińska Kowara, Magdalena ^a   Lango, Romuald ^a   Kowalik, Maciej ^a   Jarmoszewicz, Krzysztof ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Circulatory support; Heart failure; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; BROMOCRIPTINE; CABERGOLINE; CARNITINE; CREATINE; DALTEPARIN; DOBUTAMINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; FUROSEMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEVOSIMENDAN; LEVOTHYROXINE; NORADRENALIN; PROLACTIN; RAMIPRIL; SELENIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; UBIQUINONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; BLOOD FILTER; BLOOD PUMP; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOW DRUG DOSE; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CONVALESCENCE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928184538     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu178     Document Type: Article

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