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Twisting and constriction of a HeartMate II driveline in the area of a repair site

The driveline’s durability is crucial for optimal long-term support with a left-ventricular assist device (LVAD). The incidence of percutaneous driveline fracture after HeartMate II LVAD implantation is low. For the first time, we describe a patient with an already repaired driveline and a massive c...

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Autores principales: Maier, Sven, Beyersdorf, Friedhelm, Benk, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8203522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32474792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10047-020-01181-0