Evaluation of late aortic insufficiency with continuous flow left ventricular assist device

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 400-406

  Hiraoka, Arudo ^a   Cohen, Jeffrey E ^b   Shudo, Yasuhiro ^b   MacArthur, John W ^c   Howard, Jessica L ^c   Fairman, Alexander S ^c   Atluri, Pavan ^c   Kirkpatrick, James N ^c   Woo, Y Joseph ^b  

^a THE SAKAKIBARA HEART INSTITUTE OF OKAYAMA   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dilatation; Aortic insufficiency; Aortic valve opening; Heart failure; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84943246890     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu507     Document Type: Article

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