Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for Destination Therapy (DT) is an established therapy for end stage heart failure patients who are not transplant candidates. Many DT patients requiring LVADs have had prior open heart surgery, the majority of whom had prior...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/21 |