Improved survival rates support left ventricular assist device implantation early after myocardial infarction
Jonathan M. Chen, MDa,
Joseph J. DeRose, MDa,
James P. Slater, MDa,
Talia B. Spanier, MDa,
Todd M. Dewey, MDa,
Katherine A. Catanese, MSNa,
Margaret A. Flannery, RNa and
Mehmet C. Oz, MD, FACCa
a Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

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Figure 1 Illustration demonstrating the implantable Thermocardiosystems Incorporated vented electric left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
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