Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5620361 | Revista Colombiana de Cardiología | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The case of a 55 year-old woman with decompensated congestive heart failure secondary to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is described. Cardiac transplantation was contraindicated, and the first HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device was placed in South America.
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Authors
Antonio Figueredo, Leonardo Salazar, Luis E. EcheverrÃa, Camilo Pizarro, Adriana S. Murcia,