Airway complications of total artificial heart
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Implantation of the syncardia total artificial heart.
With advances in technology, the use of mechanical circulatory support devices for end stage heart failure has rapidly increased. The vast majority of such patients are generally well served by left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). However, a subset of patients with late stage biventricular failure or other significant anatomic lesions are not adequately treated by isolated left ventricular ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0972-5229
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.200004