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Magnet-Driven LVADs, Designed to Last, Establish Themselves in Bridge Therapy
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Magnet-Driven LVADs, Designed to Last, Establish Themselves in Bridge Therapy |
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573237?src=rss |
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For the LV-assist device, evolution means becoming simpler; the latest ones have free-floating blood "impellers" and no other moving parts to wear out. They are proving themselves as bridges to transplantation, but it will be destination therapy that tests their promise of greater durability. Heartwire |
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Articles > Cardiology |
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Apr 19, 2008 |
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