PART 10: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
SECTION 4 Disorders of the Heart
235 Cardiac Transplantation and Prolonged Assisted Circulation
 | Figure 235-1 Survival was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method, which incorporates information from all transplants for whom any follow-up has been provided. Because many patients are still alive and some patients have been lost to follow-up, the survival rates are estimates rather than exact rates because the time of death is ... |
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 | Figure 235-2 Diagram of HeartMate II left ventricular assist device.(Reprinted with permission from Thoratec Corp., Pleasanton, CA.) |
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