| ID | 31128 |
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| Author |
ishino, Kozo
Murakami, Taiji
Takata, Koji
Kino, Koichi
Senoo, Yoshimasa
Teramoto, Shigeru
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| Abstract | A 40-year-old man with valvular heart disease was successfully treated using a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) after open heart surgery. Echocardiography revealed left ventricular ejection fraction (LV-EF) at LVAD on/off: 23.4%/14.6% on the 4th, 23.8%/23.8% on the 5th, and 23.8%/26.8% on the 6th postoperative day (POD), respectively. The patient was weaned from LVAD on the 8th POD and discharged from the hospital on the 58th POD. The LV-EF improved to 54% 6 months after surgery and increased from 57% to 64% in response to exercise stress testing 1 year after surgery. |
| Keywords | ventricular assist device
echocardiography
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| Amo Type | Article
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| Publication Title |
Acta Medica Okayama
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| Published Date | 1994-06
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| Volume | volume48
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| Issue | issue3
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| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School
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| Start Page | 165
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| End Page | 168
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| ISSN | 0386-300X
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| NCID | AA00508441
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| Content Type |
Journal Article
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| language |
English
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| File Version | publisher
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| Refereed |
True
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