Effect of obesity on outcomes in patients who undergo implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device

Nastasya Volkovicher, Chitaru Kurihara*, Andre C. Critsinelis, Masashi Kawabori, Tadahisa Sugiura, Marcos A. Manon, Andrew B. Civitello, Jeffrey A. Morgan

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3 Scopus citations
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)397
Number of pages1
JournalJournal of Artificial Organs
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2018

Keywords

  • Body mass index (BMI)
  • Heart failure
  • Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
  • Obesity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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