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Theme: Heart Failure - Commentaries

Left ventricular assist devices: an evolving journey

Dimos Karangelis Department of Cardiac Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK [email protected]
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Ioannis Dimarakis Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Rajamiyer Venkateswaran Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, UK
Pages 1093-1095 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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