Management issues during HeartWare left ventricular assist device implantation and the role of transesophageal echocardiography

Management issues during HeartWare left ventricular assist device implantation and the role of transesophageal echocardiography

Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used for mechanical circulatory support of patients with severe heart failure, primarily as a bridge to heart transplantation. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) plays a major role in the clinical decision making during insertion of the dev...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Orathi Patangi, Anthony George, Henning Pauli, Denis O′Leary, Chandrika Roysam, Tanveer Butt, Stephan Schueler, Mahesh Prabhu, Guy MacGowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
HeartWare; Left ventricular assist device; Transesophageal echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2013;volume=16;issue=4;spage=259;epage=267;aulast=Patangi

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