Comparison of Exercise Performance in Patients With Chronic Severe Heart Failure Versus Left Ventricular Assist Devices
- 22 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 98 (12), 1178-1183
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.12.1178
Abstract
Background—Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are frequently used as a bridge to cardiac transplantation and may be useful as long-term therapy. The purpose of this study was to compare the ex...Keywords
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