Aortic vasculature changes following support with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: The role of pulsatility

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 421-422

  Shah, Palak ^a   Pagani, Francis D ^b  

^a INOVA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; AORTIC VASCULATURE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION; AORTA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PULSATILE FLOW;

AORTA; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PULSATILE FLOW; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84962073215     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.12.008     Document Type: Editorial

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