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Original Research

Outcomes of orthotopic heart transplantation and left ventricular assist device in patients aged 65 years or more with end-stage heart failure

David M. HarmonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8102-3380View further author information
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Kristen M. TecsonBaylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6732-8698View further author information
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Aayla K. JamilAnnette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas; View further author information
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Joost FeliusAnnette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7200-8755View further author information
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Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-StawinskiAnnette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas; ;Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; ;Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2271-4381View further author information
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Susan M. JosephAnnette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas; ;Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; View further author information
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Shelley A. HallAnnette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas; ;Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 177-180 | Received 11 Jan 2019, Accepted 21 Jan 2019, Published online: 28 Mar 2019

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