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Implantation of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart
Published on: July 18, 2014
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Is Sternal Sparing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation "Minimally" Invasive?
Mehmet H Akay1, Ismael A Salas De Armas, Biswajit Kar
1From the Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
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