The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 499-503 , May 2006

Initial Experience With Non-thoracic, Extraperitoneal, Off-pump Insertion of the Jarvik 2000 Heart in Patients With Previous Median Sternotomy

Received 8 August 2005 ,Revised 7 December 2005 ,Accepted 10 December 2005.

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PII: S1053-2498(06)00003-9

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.12.003

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 499-503 , May 2006

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