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Review
. 2003 Sep;21(3):625-38.
doi: 10.1016/s0889-8537(03)00049-x.

Cardiac failure and left ventricular assist devices

Douglas J Hirsch  1 , John R Cooper Jr
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Review

Cardiac failure and left ventricular assist devices

Douglas J Hirsch et al. Anesthesiol Clin North Am. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

LVADs represent advanced therapy for cardiac failure. The anesthesiologist's contribution to the pre-, intra-, and postoperative management of these challenging patients continues to grow as LVAD technology is refined and as more patients become eligible to receive these life-saving devices.

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