Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2972678 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The presence of a retained graft limb after LVAD removal for transplantation is associated with few complications. For patients in whom removal of the graft would require additional surgery, oversewing the graft and leaving it in place is a reasonable strategy.
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Authors
William E. MD, Vid MD, Igor D. MD, O.H. MD,