Modalities and Effects of Left Ventricle Unloading on Extracorporeal Life support: a Review of the Current Literature

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 19, Issue , 2017, Pages 84-91

  Meani, Paolo ^a   Gelsomino, Sandro ^a   Natour, Eshan ^a   Johnson, Daniel M ^a   Rocca, Hans Peter Brunner La ^a   Pappalardo, Federico ^b   Bidar, Elham ^a   Makhoul, Maged ^a   Raffa, Giuseppe ^c   Heuts, Samuel ^a   Lozekoot, Pieter ^a   Kats, Suzanne ^a   Sluijpers, Niels ^a   Schreurs, Rick ^a   Delnoij, Thijs ^a   Montalti, Alice ^a   Sels, Jan Willem ^a   van de Poll, Marcel ^a   Roekaerts, Paul ^a   Poels, Thomas ^a   Korver, Eric ^a   Babar, Zaheer ^a   Maessen, Jos ^a   Lorusso, Roberto ^a   more..

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b San Raphael Hospital   (Italy)

^c MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute heart failure; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; left ventricular venting; temporary mechanical circulatory support

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP; META ANALYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPEN SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX SURGERY; TRANS AORTIC CATHETER VENTING; TRANS SEPTAL VENTING; VENTRICULAR VENT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 85018971121     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.850     Document Type: Article

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