Mechanical support in dilated cardiomyopathy: signs of early left ventricular recovery.

BACKGROUND: Recent reports have documented left ventricular recovery in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy off-loaded long term with a left ventricular assist device. We sought to document the natural history of left ventricular recovery. METHODS: We implanted the TCI left ventricular assist devic...

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Main Authors: Westaby, S, Jin, X, Katsumata, T, Taggart, D, Coats, A, Frazier, O
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997