The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 24, Issue 9 , Pages 1188-1194 , September 2005

First Clinical Experience With the Incor Left Ventricular Assist Device

  • Christof Schmid, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christof Schmid, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Albert Schweitzer Str. 33, Muenster 48129, Germany. Telephone: +49-251-835-7412. Fax: +49-251-834-8316.
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  • Tonny D.T. Tjan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
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  • Christian Etz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
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  • Christoph Schmidt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
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  • Frauke Wenzelburger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
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  • Markus Wilhelm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
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  • Markus Rothenburger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
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  • Gabi Drees, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
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  • Hans H. Scheld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany.

Received 16 February 2004 ,Revised 26 August 2004 ,Accepted 31 August 2004.

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PII: S1053-2498(04)00461-9

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.08.024

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 24, Issue 9 , Pages 1188-1194 , September 2005

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