A versatile intracorporeal ventricular assist device based on the Thoratec VAD system

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2001, Pages

  Reichenbach, Steven H ^a,b   Farrar, David J ^a   Hill, J Donald ^b  

^a THORATEC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PUMP; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 0035104265     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02616-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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