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Use of Two Intracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices As a Total Artificial Heart
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Commentary: Engineering an optimal mechanical circulatory support system for the cavopulmonary connection
Osami Honjo1, Matthew G Doyle2, Cristina H Amon3
1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|September 22, 2019
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