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Author(s):
Edo Y Birati
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Mariell Jessup
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3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, affecting 1–2% of the adult population in western countries with incidence of 5–10 per 1000 persons per year.1,2 It is estimated that the prevalence of HF will continue to increase as the population ages and, according to the American Heart Association (AHA), by the year 2030 the prevalence of HF in the US alone will rise…
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Author(s):
Gassan Moady
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Shaul Atar
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Binyamin Ben-Avraham
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et al
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1 year ago
Choosing between LVAD and BiVAD
Author(s):
Sajad Shehab
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Christopher S Hayward
Added:
3 years ago
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Author(s):
Ersilia M DeFilippis
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Veli K Topkara
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Ajay J Kirtane
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et al
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1 year ago
Author(s):
Aniket S Rali
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Ahmed M Salem
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Melat Gebre
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et al
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3 years ago
Author(s):
Mattia Arrigo
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Lars Christian Huber
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Stephan Winnik
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et al
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3 years ago
In 1616, Sir William Harvey was the first person to describe the importance of right ventricular function.1 However, the right ventricle (RV) has received little attention in the past, with cardiology dealing mostly with the diseases of the left ventricle (LV) and their potential treatment. Since the early 1950s, however, the prognostic significance of RV function has been recognised in several…
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Author(s):
Aniket S Rali
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Siva Taduru
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Lena E Tran
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et al
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1 year ago
Author(s):
Kiran K Mirza
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Finn Gustafsson
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3 years ago
According to the third report from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Registry, more than 15,500 left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) were implanted worldwide between 2013 and 2017.1 Originally, LVADs were exclusively implanted as part of a bridge to transplantation (BTT) strategy, but in recent years a large…
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