The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 759-762 , June 2004

Heartmate vented-electric left ventricular assist system: technique for intrathoracic or intraperitoneal implantation via a left thoracotomy

  • Igor Gregoric, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heart Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Igor Gregoric, MD, Department of Heart Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute, P.O. Box 20345, Houston, TX, USA 77225-0345. Telephone: 713-791-3849. Fax: 713-794-6798.
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  • Yasmin Wadia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heart Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Branislav Radovancevic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heart Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Gregory Messner, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heart Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Tehreen Khan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heart Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • O.H Frazier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heart Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA

Received 13 January 2002 ,Revised 1 March 2003 ,Accepted 4 June 2003.

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PII: S1053-2498(03)00345-0

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.06.004

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 759-762 , June 2004

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