Outcomes of Biventricular Mechanical Support Patients Discharged to Home to Await Heart Transplantation

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages E13-E20

  Creaser, Julie W ^a   Rourke, Darlene ^a   Vandenbogaart, Elizabeth ^a   Chaker, Tamara ^a   Nsair, Ali ^a   Cheng, Richard ^a   Fonarow, Gregg ^a   Livingston, Nancy ^a   Howell, Elan ^a   Huie, Newman ^a   Baas, Arnold S ^a   Deng, Mario ^a   Hickey, Ann ^a   Shemin, Richard J ^a   MacLellan, W Robb ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced heart failure; bridge to transplantation; mechanical circulatory support; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84933277556     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000168     Document Type: Article

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