The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 1 , Pages 2-6 , January 2007

Endocrine function is not impaired in patients with a continuous MicroMed–DeBakey axial flow pump

  • Georg M. Wieselthaler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiosurgical Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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  • Michaela Riedl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine III, Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Heinrich Schima, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiosurgical Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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  • Oswald Wagner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Werner Waldhäusl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine III, Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Ernst Wolner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiosurgical Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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  • Anton Luger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine III, Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Martin Clodi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine III, Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Martin Clodi, MD, Department of Medicine III, Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.

Received 12 July 2002 ,Revised 13 January 2003 ,Accepted 13 March 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.03.006

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 1 , Pages 2-6 , January 2007

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