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Clinical experience with the Thoratec ventricular assist device has been widespread, with cases in 38 hospitals in nine countries in Europe, Asia, and North America. A summary of that clinical experience in the last 7 years, March 1981 through February 1988, is presented below.
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Lawson, J.H., Cederwall, G. (1989). Clinical Experience with the Thoratec Ventricular Assist Device. In: Unger, F. (eds) Assisted Circulation 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74404-4_16
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