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Delayed sternal closure does not increase late infection risk in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation

John M. Stulak, Tracey Romans, Jennifer Cowger, Matthew A. Romano, Jonathon W. Haft, Keith D. Aaronson, Francis D. Pagani

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation · 2012 · 50 citations · 37 references

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Long-Term Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device for End-Stage Heart Failure

Eric A. Rose, Annetine C. Gelijns, Alan J. Moskowitz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2001 · 4K citations

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Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system in patients awaiting heart transplantation

O.H. Frazier, Eric A. Rose, Mehmet C. Öz et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2001 · 539 citations · Full text

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Intraoperative Hyperglycemia and Perioperative Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Gunjan Y. Gandhi, Gregory A. Nuttall, Martin Abel et al. · Mayo Clinic Proceedings · 2005 · 501 citations

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Working formulation for the standardization of definitions of infections in patients using ventricular assist devices

Margaret M. Hannan, Shahid Husain, Frauke Mattner et al. · The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation · 2011 · 370 citations

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One hundred patients with the HeartMate left ventricular assist device: evolving concepts and technology

Patrick M. McCarthy, Nicholas O. Smedira, Rita L. Vargo et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1998 · 253 citations · Full text

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