Reversible Decline in Pulmonary Function During Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiac Failure

سال: 2016

ISSN: 1071-9164

DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.06.338