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Bioprosthetic aortic valve changes late after insertion of a left ventricular assist device

A 60-year-old man had his aortic valve replaced and a HeartMate II ventricular assist device (VAD) inserted; 18 months later, he received a heart transplant. The explanted heart had a grossly fibrotic appearance on the ventricular side, with scar tissue extending onto the cusps. VAD therapy can lead...

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Hauptverfasser: Khvilivitzky, Katherine, Gonzalez-Stawinski, Gonzalo V.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Baylor Health Care System 2013
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523769/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23382613
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