Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2875393 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Our experience with HVAD shows satisfying results with an excellent posttransplantation survival. Moreover, the stratified survival based on the level of preoperative stability shows better outcomes in patients undergoing elective HVAD implantation.
Keywords
INTERMACSMOFECMOACERVADBIVADIABPLVEFInteragency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory SupportAngiotensin-converting enzymestandard deviationright ventricleCOPDChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCNSVentricular assist deviceright ventricular assist deviceGastrointestinalcentral nervous systemMultiorgan failureModel for End-Stage Liver Diseaseintraaortic balloon pumpHVADVADleft ventricular ejection fractionMELD
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Authors
Angelo Maria MD, Stefan Rudolf Bertram MD, Dominik MD, Bassam MD, Jürgen R. PhD, Björn PhD, Jörg PhD, Tony D.T. PhD, Hans H. PhD, Andreas PhD,