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Living with a left ventricular assist device: psychological burden and coping: protocol for a cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative study

INTRODUCTION: Due to technological progress and persistent shortage of donor hearts, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have become established in the treatment of advanced heart failure. Accordingly, more patients live with LVADs for prolonged periods. Related research focused primarily on cli...

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Autores principales: Levelink, Michael, Eichstaedt, Harald Christian, Meyer, Sven, Brütt, Anna Levke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7580038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33087369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037017