LVADs for heart failure. (Clinical Capsules).(left ventricular assist device)
Publication: Internal Medicine News
Publication Date: 15-FEB-02
Author: Moon, Mary Ann
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The left ventricular assist device markedly improves survival and enhances quality of life for patients with advanced heart failure who aren't eligible for cardiac transplantation, reported Dr. Eric A. Rose of the Columbia University, New York, and his associates.
These "much-anticipated results" of the first randomized clinical study of the issue confirm...
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