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Age and Outcome After Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Bridge to Transplantation
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 04/02/09
Sandner SE et al - Patients aged 60 years and older have inferior post-LVAD survival; however, post-transplant survival is excellent. The authors advocate LVAD placement as bridge-to-transplant therapy only in carefully selected older patients most well suited for transplantation.
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