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Practice Guideline
. 2018 Jul;111(1):4-12.
doi: 10.5935/abc.20180126.

Executive Summary - Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology

[Article in English, Portuguese]
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Executive Summary - Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Silvia Moreira Ayub-Ferreira. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2018 Jul.
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Figure 1
Progress of long-term mechanical circulatory support devices.
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Figure 2
Optimization and management of right ventricular function. MgSO4: magnesium sulfate; HR: heart rate; DC PM: dual-chamber pacemaker with right atrial and ventricular stimulation and sensitivity; LVAD: Left ventricular assist device; CVP: central venous pressure; CI: cardiac index; TTE: transthoracic echocardiogram; TEE: transesophageal echocardiography; RV: right ventricular; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; LV: left ventricular; SVR: systemic vascular resistance; RVAD: right ventricular assist device; mAP: mean arterial pressure.

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