Patch closure of the aortic anulus in a recipient of a ventricular assist device.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Published: June 2000

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