A Cautiously Optimistic Metric for Patients Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

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¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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David J Kaczorowski et al. JAMA Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Apr 1;158(4):e228138.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.8138. Epub 2023 Apr 12.

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Association of Days Alive and Out of the Hospital After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation With Adverse Events and Quality of Life.
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