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. 2017 Jul;9(7):E653-E655.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.06.72.

Forward "MOMENTUM" in left ventricular assist systems: advanced engineering meets biology

Joseph C Cleveland  1 , Daniel J Goldstein  2 , Nir Uriel  3 , Mandeep R Mehra  4 ; MOMENTUM 3 Investigators
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Forward "MOMENTUM" in left ventricular assist systems: advanced engineering meets biology

Joseph C Cleveland et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Jul.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Drs. JC Cleveland, DJ Goldstein, N Uriel and MR Mehra serve as National Principal Investigators for MOMENTUM 3. Dr. MR Mehra is chair of the presentations and publications committee of the trial. All authors or their institutions have received research and or consulting support from Abbott, for participation in the trial. Dr. MR Mehra also declares consulting or research fees from Medtronic, Stealth Biotherapeutics, Portola, Teva, Johnson and Johnson (Janssen). Additionally, he is editor in chief of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. This work in no way endorses the views of neither the journal nor its parent society, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

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