Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Ventricular Assist Devices

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Jeffrey Shuhaiber
Jeffrey Shuhaiber

Geisinger Heart Institute,
United States of America

Published26 April 2011

Doi10.5772/654

ISBN978-953-307-164-0

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6431-9

Copyright year2011

Number of pages224

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1. Indications for Ventricle Assist Devices

By Guillermo Reyes and Sara Badia

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3. Altered Expression of mRNA and miRNA during Mechanical Support of the Failing Human Heart

By Marguérite E.I. Schipper, Sjoukje I. Lok, Hub Dullens, Joyce Van Kuik, Frits H.J. Gmelig-Meyling, Jaap Lahpor, Marc A. Vos, Arnoud Van Der Laarse, Nicolaas De Jonge, Matthijs F.M. Van Oosterhout and Roel A. De Weger

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4. Ventricular Assist Device – How to Obtain Optimal Benefits?

By Agata Bielecka-Dabrowa, Maciej Banach, Jacek Rysz and Gerry O’Driscoll

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5. Cardiac Support and Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome

By Khurram Shahzad, Farhana Latif, Hirokazu Akashi, Tomoko S. Kato, Anshu Sinha, Duygu Onat and Mario C. Deng

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9. Ventricular Assist Device-Specific Infections

By Sunil Pauwaa and Geetha Bhat

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11. Long-Term Management of Pulsatile Extracorporeal Left Ventricular Assist Device

By Tomoko Sugiyama Kato, Kazuo Komamura, Noboru Oda, Taro Sasaoka, Ikutaro Nakajima, Ayako Tkakahashi and Masafumi Kitakaze

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