The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 1501-1505 , October 2005

Patients With a Body Surface Area Less Than 1.7 m2 Have a Good Outcome With the CardioWest Total Artificial Heart

Received 28 June 2004 ,Revised 23 December 2004 ,Accepted 12 January 2005.

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PII: S1053-2498(05)00075-6

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.01.016

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 1501-1505 , October 2005

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