Partial Nephrectomy in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use has increased as a bridge to heart transplant as well as destination therapy in patients with severe heart failure. Presence of LVAD is not a contraindication to noncardiac surgery but does present special challenges to the surgical, anesthesia, and cardiac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Urology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/526903 |
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