Delayed sternal closure after total artificial heart implantation.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Department for the Surgical Therapy of End-stage Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart and Vascular Center Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany.

Published: August 2015

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