Low Incidence of Myocardial Recovery After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 98 (22), 2383-2389
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.22.2383
Abstract
Background—Mechanical, histological, and biochemical improvement has been described in patients after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. Explantation of the LVADs without heart transpla...Keywords
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