Bunzel, Brigitta; Laederach-Hofmann, Kurt; Wieselthaler, Georg; Roethy, Wilfried; Wolner, Ernst (2007). Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to heart transplantation: what remains? Long-term emotional sequelae in patients and spouses. Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 26(4), pp. 384-9. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.healun.2007.01.025
Full text not available from this repository.Implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD) reduces short-term mortality and morbidity and provides patients with reasonable quality of life even though it may also be a long-lasting emotional burden. This study was conducted to analyze the long-time emotional consequences of VAD implantation, followed by heart transplantation in patients and spouses.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition |
UniBE Contributor: |
Laederach, Kurt |
ISSN: |
1053-2498 |
ISBN: |
17403481 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:56 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:17 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.healun.2007.01.025 |
PubMed ID: |
17403481 |
Web of Science ID: |
000245725100013 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/23789 (FactScience: 44433) |