Combination of pharmacotherapy and mechanical unloading for the treatment of chronic heart failure
Background: Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) mechanically unload the failing left ventricle, and reverse heart failure-induced remodelling. However, achievement of clinical functional recovery remains rare (4-10%, “Bridge-to-recovery” (BTR)). Reasons for this disparity are unknown, but are lik...
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Imperial College London
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579120 |