Effects of left ventricular assist device on cardiopulmonary exercise performance

Filippo Trombara¹, Anna Apostolo¹, Carlo Vignati^{1

2}, Moreno Naliato¹, Roberto Ceriani¹, Piergiuseppe Agostoni^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centro Cardiologico Monzino, University of Milan, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.

Filippo Trombara et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;22(2):381-382.

doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1680. Epub 2019 Dec 21.

Filippo Trombara¹, Anna Apostolo¹, Carlo Vignati^{1

2}, Moreno Naliato¹, Roberto Ceriani¹, Piergiuseppe Agostoni^{1

2}

¹ Centro Cardiologico Monzino, University of Milan, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.

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Comment in

Why do left ventricular assist device recipients remain heart failure patients? Letter regarding the article 'Effects of left ventricular assist device on cardiopulmonary exercise performance'.
Loardi C, Zanobini M. Loardi C, et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020 Jun;22(6):1054-1055. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1807. Epub 2020 Mar 30. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020. PMID: 32232891 No abstract available.
Why do left ventricular assist device recipients remain heart failure patients? Reply.
Trombara F, Apostolo A, Vignati C, Agostoni P. Trombara F, et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020 Jun;22(6):1055. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1824. Epub 2020 Apr 15. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020. PMID: 32297429 No abstract available.

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