Initial experience with off-pump left ventricular assist device implantation in single center: retrospective analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We hypothesize that implantation of left ventricular assist device through off-pump technique is feasible and has a comparable result to implantation on cardiopulmonary bypass and could improve one-year survival.</p> <p>M...

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Main Authors: Yu Lianbo, Dimitrova Galina, Heard Jarrett, Abd El Dayem Mohamed, Awad Hamdy, Sun Benjamin C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/123