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Research Article

Prehospital Care of Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients by Emergency Medical Services

Martin SchweigerFrom the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz (MS, PS, GP, KHT, AW), Graz, Austria; and the German Heart Institute(JV), Berlin, Germany.Correspondence[email protected]
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Juliane ViereckeFrom the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz (MS, PS, GP, KHT, AW), Graz, Austria; and the German Heart Institute(JV), Berlin, Germany.
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Phillip StieglerFrom the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz (MS, PS, GP, KHT, AW), Graz, Austria; and the German Heart Institute(JV), Berlin, Germany.
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Günter PrennerFrom the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz (MS, PS, GP, KHT, AW), Graz, Austria; and the German Heart Institute(JV), Berlin, Germany.
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Karl Heinz TscheliessniggFrom the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz (MS, PS, GP, KHT, AW), Graz, Austria; and the German Heart Institute(JV), Berlin, Germany.
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Andre WaslerFrom the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz (MS, PS, GP, KHT, AW), Graz, Austria; and the German Heart Institute(JV), Berlin, Germany.
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Pages 560-563 | Received 20 Apr 2012, Accepted 04 May 2012, Published online: 26 Jul 2012

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