Body Mass Index and Outcomes After Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
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- 31 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 79 (1) , 66-73
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.047
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