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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 57(1): 50-52
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038407
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038407
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Surgical Considerations on the Use of the Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device TandemHeart® in Critical Aortic Valve Stenosis
Further Information
Publication History
Received November 6, 2007
Publication Date:
23 January 2009 (online)
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Abbreviations
AS aortic stenosis
AVR aortic valve replacement
PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
LV left ventricle
pLVAD percutaneous left ventricular assist device
IABP intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation
AICD automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
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MD, PhD Matthias Loebe
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
6560 Fannin #1860
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Email: mloebe@bcm.tmc.edu