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HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in a Pediatric Patient With Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

Christopher M. Zumwalt, Katerina Boucek and Dennis A. Wells
Ochsner Journal May 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.0109
Christopher M. Zumwalt
1Department of Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Dennis A. Wells
3Division of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Ochsner Children's Hospital, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
4The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.0109

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  • Published online May 1, 2025.

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  1. Christopher M. Zumwalt, MD1,
  2. Katerina Boucek, MD2,* and
  3. Dennis A. Wells, MD3,4⇑
  1. 1Department of Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
  2. 2Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Ochsner Children's Hospital, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
  3. 3Division of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Ochsner Children's Hospital, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
  4. 4The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
  1. Address correspondence to Dennis A. Wells, MD, Division of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Ochsner Children's Hospital, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans, LA 70121. Tel: (504) 842-0535. Email: dennis.wells{at}ochsner.org
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