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Bioelectrical impedance analysis before and after Novacor implantation
D Stellato1, M Cirillo, L S De Santo
1Division of Nephrology, Second University of Napoli, Italy.
The International Journal of Artificial Organs
|June 5, 1999
Abstract:
In this study Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis was performed in 5 patients with end stage heart failure in whom a left ventricular assist device (Novacor) was successfully implanted. Whole body measurements of bioelectrical indices resistance and reactance were taken before surgery and 3, 7, 12, and 15 days after it. After surgery there was a significant decrease in reactance, indicating a shift of body fluids from intra- to extra-cellular space.