Left Ventricular Assist Devices for Lifelong Support

Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have revolutionized advanced heart failure care. These compact, fully implantable heart pumps are capable of providing meaningful increases in survival, functional capacity, and quality of life. Implantation volumes continue to grow, but severa...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 69; no. 23; p. 2845
Main Authors:	Pinney, Sean P, Anyanwu, Anelechi C, Lala, Anuradha, Teuteberg, Jeffrey J, Uriel, Nir, Mehra, Mandeep R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 13.06.2017
Subjects:	Cost-Benefit Analysis Heart Failure - economics Heart Failure - psychology Heart Failure - surgery Heart-Assist Devices Humans Quality of Life cardiothoracic surgery heart failure hemocompatibility
ISSN:	1558-3597, 1558-3597
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