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Left Ventricular Assist Device Malfunctions: It's More Than Just The Pump

Robert L. Kormos, Michael McCall, Andrew D. Althouse, Lagazzi Luigi, Richard D. Schaub, Michael A. Kormos, Jared A. Zaldonis, Christopher M. Sciortino, Kathleen L. Lockard, Nicole M. Kuntz, Elizabeth M. Dunn, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg
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https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027360
Circulation. 2017;CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027360
Originally published July 3, 2017
Robert L. Kormos
Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Michael McCall
Artificial Heart Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Andrew D. Althouse
Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Lagazzi Luigi
Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Richard D. Schaub
Artificial Heart Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Michael A. Kormos
Rochester Institute of Technology, Dept. of Bioengineering, Rochester NY
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Jared A. Zaldonis
University of Pittsburgh Department of Engineering. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
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Christopher M. Sciortino
Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Kathleen L. Lockard
Artificial Heart Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Nicole M. Kuntz
Artificial Heart Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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    Left Ventricular Assist Device Malfunctions: It's More Than Just The Pump
    Robert L. Kormos, Michael McCall, Andrew D. Althouse, Lagazzi Luigi, Richard D. Schaub, Michael A. Kormos, Jared A. Zaldonis, Christopher M. Sciortino, Kathleen L. Lockard, Nicole M. Kuntz, Elizabeth M. Dunn and Jeffrey J. Teuteberg
    Circulation. 2017;CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027360, originally published July 3, 2017
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