Emerging roles of left ventricular assist device therapy as bridge to transplant in an Asian city with scarce heart transplant donor

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been increasingly used in patients with advanced heart failure. This study aimed to assess the impact of implementation of LVAD therapy on heart transplantation (HTx) service in Hong Kong (HK). METHODS: LVAD program was started in 2010 in HK and...

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Autores principales: Wong, Ka-Lam, Ho, Ka Lai Cally, Lee, Oswald Joseph, Lun, Kin Shing, Bhatia, Inderjeet, Tam, Wai Ying Eva, Fan, Yue Yan Katherine, Au, Wing Kuk Timmy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2021
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795921
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-21-298

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795921
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-21-298

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