The Novacor electrical implantable left ventricular assist system

Perfusion

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 355-361

  Wheeldon, D R ^a,b   Jansen, P G M ^a   Portner, P M ^a  

^a BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PUMP; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033921944     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026765910001500411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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