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01-09-2018 | Letter to the Editor

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

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

Published in: Journal of Artificial Organs | Issue 3/2018

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We thank Gokalp and colleagues for their thoughtful comments on our report. Our study found that obesity alone was not an independent risk factor for mortality in patients who underwent CF-LVAD implantation [1]. Other groups also have reported that obesity does not seem to be a risk factor for mortality in LVAD patients [2, 3]. …

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Title: Effect of obesity on outcomes in patients who undergo implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device
Authors: Nastasya Volkovicher
Chitaru Kurihara
Andre C. Critsinelis
Masashi Kawabori
Tadahisa Sugiura
Marcos A. Manon II
Andrew B. Civitello
Jeffrey A. Morgan
Publication date: 01-09-2018
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Artificial Organs / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1434-7229
Electronic ISSN: 1619-0904
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-018-1054-1

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