Biventricular Assist Devices: A Technical Review
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Biventricular circulatory support with two miniaturized implantable assist devices.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Biomedical Engineering
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0090-6964,1573-9686
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0348-8