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Can a pulsatile left ventricular assist device provide destination therapy for patients with severe heart failure?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine volume 5, pages 82–83 (2008)Cite this article

boxed-textRogers JG et al. for the INTrEPID Investigators (2007) Chronic mechanical circulatory support for inotrope-dependent heart failure patients who are not transplant candidates: results of the INTrEPID trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 50: 741–747

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA park.soon@mayo.edu

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