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Implantation of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart
Published on: July 18, 2014
Limited surgical approach for explanting the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device after myocardial recovery
S Haj-Yahia1, E J Birks, G Dreyfus
1Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College for Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom. S.Haj-Yahia@imperial.ac.uk
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|February 5, 2008
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