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Mechanical Circulatory Support for the Failing Heart: Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Joseph A. R. Englert, Jennifer A. Davis and Selim R. Krim
Ochsner Journal September 2016, 16 (3) 263-269;
Joseph A. R. Englert III
1Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Jennifer A. Davis
1Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Selim R. Krim
1Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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