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Original Article

More than 20 years’ experience of left ventricular assist device implantation at a non-transplant Centre

Erica HolmbergDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Henrik AhnDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Bengt PeterzénDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Pages 293-298 | Received 09 Jun 2017, Accepted 22 Sep 2017, Published online: 13 Oct 2017

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