Research article summary (published 16 Aug 2009):

Re: Outcome of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for early primary graft failure after pediatric heart transplantation.

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Author/s: Backer, Carl Lewis (CL);

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Publication Type: Comment; Editorial

Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (J Am Coll Cardiol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Aug; vol 54 (issue 8) : pp 738-9

Dates: Created 2009/08/14; Completed 2009/09/08;

PMID: 19679253, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/8/2009, IMS Date: )

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CommentOn: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 18;54(8):730-7. (PMID: 19679252)

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Cardiomyopathies - surgery Child Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Heart Defects, Congenital - physiopathology; surgery Heart Transplantation - mortality

Heart-Assist Devices Humans Postoperative Period Primary Graft Dysfunction - mortality; therapy Ventricular Function

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