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Resternotomy does not adversely affect outcome after left ventricular assist device implantation

BACKGROUND: Resternotomy in cardiac surgery is considered a risk factor for postoperative complications. Previous studies have demonstrated an ambiguous relationship between resternotomy and clinical outcomes. Registry data from a mixed population of durable circulatory support devices suggest that...

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Autores principales: Papathanasiou, Maria, Tsourelis, Loukas, Pizanis, Nikolaus, Koch, Achim, Kamler, Markus, Rassaf, Tienush, Luedike, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5688731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29141690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40001-017-0289-2