Management of the in situ HeartMate II left ventricular assist device during non-transplant, non-exchange cardiac reoperations

Perfusion (United Kingdom)

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 465-470

  Balsam, Leora B ^a   Reyentovich, Alex ^a   Son, Andre Y ^a   DeAnda, Abe ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary bypass; left ventricular assist device; mechanical circulatory support; reoperation

Indexed keywords

AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS CANNULA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; ALGORITHM; AORTA VALVE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION;

EID: 84984904190     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: 1477111X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267659115624005     Document Type: Article

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