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Pulsatile arterial blood pressure mimicking aortic valve opening during continuous-flow LVAD support: a case report

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have become a common treatment option in advanced heart failure. Lack of aortic valve opening during left ventricular unloading is a common complication and associated with a worse outcome. Maintaining a minimum pulse pressure is an important goal d...

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Autores principales: Paprotny, Matthias, Ruschitzka, Frank, Lüders, Bernd, Wilhelm, Markus J., Aser, Raed, Bettex, Dominique, Flammer, Andreas J., Rudiger, Alain, Winnik, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6921524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31852537
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-019-1039-z