title: Evaluation of bend relief disconnection in patients supported by a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device.
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. alfonso.waller@njms.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Alfonso H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Garrick C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gosev
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rybicki
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blankstein
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Couper
authors.affiliation: From the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (A.H.W., G.C.S., N.G., R.B.) and Radiology (A.H.W., R.D., N.G., F.J.R., R.B., M.S.), Applied Imaging Science Lab (R.D., N.G., F.J.R., M.S.), and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery (I.G., G.S.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steigner
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000639:trends*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
keywords: echocardiography; fluoroscopy; heart failure; heart-assist devices; multidetector computed tomography; radiography