Heart transplantation: review

ABSTRACT Heart transplantation is currently the definitive gold standard surgical approach in the treatment of refractory heart failure. However, the shortage of donors limits the achievement of a greater number of heart transplants, in which the use of mechanical circulatory support devices is incr...

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Main Authors: Sandrigo Mangini, Bárbara Rubim Alves, Odílson Marcos Silvestre, Philippe Vieira Pires, Lucas José Tachotti Pires, Milena Novaes Cardoso Curiati, Fernando Bacal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000200025&lng=en&tlng=en