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Peritoneal dialysis improves quality-of-life in a left ventricular assist device destination therapy patient—a case report

BACKGROUND: Progressive renal insufficiency is frequent in heart failure patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The optimal strategy for long-term dialysis in LVAD patients and its effect on quality-of-life in these patients remain to be determined. CASE SUMMARY: Our 55-year-old pati...

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Autores principales: Koppel, Claire J, Jonker, Jacqueline T, Michels, Wieneke M, Beeres, Saskia L M A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8523880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34671714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab307