Morbidity and Outcome After Mechanical Ventricular Support Using Thoratec, Novacor, and HeartMate for Bridging to Heart Transplantation
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Artificial Organs
- Vol. 24 (6) , 421-426
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1594.2000.06621.x
Abstract
Between September 1989 and June 1999, 228 patients were supported with a ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplantation. In this study, the results of implantation were eval...Keywords
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