Abstract
Heart transplant is the definitive therapy for end-stage heart failure. This two part review article focussed first on the perioperative management of patients for heart transplantation. This part II will be a comprehensive review of the current status of mechanical assist device therapy for surgical management of the patient with refractory end-stage heart failure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-165 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Annals of cardiac anaesthesia |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2 2009 |
Keywords
- Anesthetic management
- Artificial heart
- Heart failure
- Heart transplantation
- Left ventricular assist device
- Right ventricular assist device
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine