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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Main Authors: Jules P. Manger, John A. Kern, Tracey L. Krupski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/526903
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