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Comparison of left ventricular geometry after HeartMate II and HeartWare left ventricular assist device implantation

BACKGROUND: HeartMate II (HM II) and HeartWare (HW) Left Ventricular Assist Devices have been successfully used in end-stage heart failure patients as a bridge to transplantation, recovery, or decision. We set out to compare their effect in off-loading the left ventricle and its geometry. METHODS: T...

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Autores principales: Hosseini, Morteza Tavakkoli, Popov, Aron Frederik, Simon, Andre Ruediger, Amrani, Mohamed, Bahrami, Toufan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23445831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-31