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The heartmate left ventricular assist system: first successful implantation in Missouri
W R Wilson1, J J Curtis, T L Demmy
1University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia, USA.
Missouri Medicine
|January 29, 1999
Abstract:
We report a case of the first successful implantation of the HeartMate left ventricular assist system as a bridge to heart transplant in the state of Missouri. Indications, technique of insertion, patient selection, outcomes and future applications are discussed.