Operating in the Dark: When Is Surgery Necessary for Left Ventricular Assist Device Hemolysis?

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Cardiology, Tufts Cardiovascular Center, Boston, MA (M.S.K.); and Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.N.K.). mkiernan@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
² From the Division of Cardiology, Tufts Cardiovascular Center, Boston, MA (M.S.K.); and Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.N.K.).

Editorial

Michael S Kiernan et al. Circ Heart Fail. 2016 May.

. 2016 May;9(5):e003141.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003141.

¹ From the Division of Cardiology, Tufts Cardiovascular Center, Boston, MA (M.S.K.); and Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.N.K.). mkiernan@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
² From the Division of Cardiology, Tufts Cardiovascular Center, Boston, MA (M.S.K.); and Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.N.K.).

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Keywords: Editorials; assisted circulation; death; freedom; heart failure; stroke; thrombosis.

Comment on

Watchful Waiting in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients With Ongoing Hemolysis Is Associated With an Increased Risk for Cerebrovascular Accident or Death.
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