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Theme: Surgical Approaches - Review

Left ventricular assist devices in heart failure

Ahmet Kilic Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University, N-831 Doan Hall, 410 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, USA; Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University, N-831 Doan Hall, 410 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, USA
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Gorav Ailawadi Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, PO Box 800679, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0679, USA. [email protected]; Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, PO Box 800679, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0679, USA. [email protected]
Pages 649-656 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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