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Editorial
. 2017 May;9(5):E457-E460.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.04.39.

HeartMate 3-a "Step" in the right direction

Juglans Alvarez  1 , Vivek Rao  1
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Editorial

HeartMate 3-a "Step" in the right direction

Juglans Alvarez et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 May.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Rao is a consultant to Abbott Medical and Medtronic. Dr. Alvarez has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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  • A Fully Magnetically Levitated Circulatory Pump for Advanced Heart Failure.
    Mehra MR, Naka Y, Uriel N, Goldstein DJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Colombo PC, Walsh MN, Milano CA, Patel CB, Jorde UP, Pagani FD, Aaronson KD, Dean DA, McCants K, Itoh A, Ewald GA, Horstmanshof D, Long JW, Salerno C; MOMENTUM 3 Investigators. Mehra MR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Feb 2;376(5):440-450. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1610426. Epub 2016 Nov 16. N Engl J Med. 2017. PMID: 27959709 Clinical Trial.

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