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• Independent and incremental role of quantitative right ventricular evaluation for the prediction of right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation.

  Grant AD, Smedira NG, Starling RC, Marwick TH. Grant AD, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Aug 7;60(6):521-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.073. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012. PMID: 22858287
• Straining with the ventricular assist device and right ventricular function.

  Thomas SS, Uriel N, Jorde U. Thomas SS, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jan 29;61(4):483-484. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.09.050. Epub 2012 Nov 20. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013. PMID: 23347786 No abstract available.