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LVADs: From A to Z with Dr James Kirklin

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Posted Jan 25, 2012 at 09:15 AM, EDT by Ileana Piña

Dr Ileana Piña catches up with Dr James Kirklin for a comprehensive discussion of left ventricular assist devices. Find out more about eligibility, new devices, how to treat pulseless patients, INTERMACS, rates of infection with LVADs, and cost.

 

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Rose EA, Gelijns AC, Moskowitz AJ, et al, for the Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (REMATCH) Study Group. Long-term use of a left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:1435-1443. Available here.

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