Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2883691 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Cognitive deficits are common in advanced HF and worsen with increasing severity of HF. Appropriately designed and randomized studies will be needed to demonstrate if earlier MCAD implantation is warranted to arrest cognitive dysfunction and better postimplantation adaptation.
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Authors
Ralph J. EdD, Karen C. PhD, Anne PhD, Naomi E. PhD, Megan M. MS, Danielle PhD, Jane M. MD, Carole E. MD, Margaret E. PhD, Lewis A. PhD, Nancy D. PhD, Joseph J. PhD, Johan W. MS, Elena C. CRNP, Louis E. MD, Jagat MD, PhD,