Abstract
The currently available paracorporeal assist systems provide reliable short or long-term mechanical assistance to the failing heart, albeit necessitating continuous hospitalization. The intracorporeal assist systems, which provide out of hospital assistance, will be described in the next part of this review.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 125-130 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Israel Medical Association Journal |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Artificial heart
- Congestive heart failure
- Heart transplantation
- Ventricular assist device