The step forward for VA ECMO: left ventricular unloading!

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita Salute University, Milan, Italy.

Editorial

Paolo Meani et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov.

. 2017 Nov;9(11):4149-4151.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.10.14.

¹ Cardiology Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita Salute University, Milan, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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