The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages e16-e17 , July 2010

Mechanical left ventricular unloading to prevent recurrent myocardial rupture

  • Stephen Westaby, MS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Untied Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Stephen Westaby, MS, PhD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom.
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  • Vipin Mehta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Untied Kingdom
    • ,
  • Fidelma Flynn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Untied Kingdom
    • ,
  • Neil Wilson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Oxford Children's Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Untied Kingdom

Received 17 June 2009 ,Accepted 5 July 2009.

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 This mechanical circulatory support programme is supported by the Gyde Trust.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00916-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.009

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages e16-e17 , July 2010

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