Left ventricular assist device in a five-year-old child: A bridge to recovery in a case of viral myocarditis
Introduction: Viral myocarditis can lead to heart failure that is refractory to medication. In these cases, a ventricular assist device is a good therapeutic option that can be used as a bridge to transplantation or recovery. We describe the first case in Portugal of recovery with ventricular assist...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912000943 |