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Open Access 01-12-2016 | Review

Mechanical circulatory support in the new era: an overview

Authors: Kiran Shekar, Shaun D. Gregory, John F. Fraser

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency medicine 2016. Other selected articles can be found online at http://​www.​biomedcentral.​com/​collections/​annualupdate2016​. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://​www.​springer.​com/​series/​8901.
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Metadata
Title
Mechanical circulatory support in the new era: an overview
Authors
Kiran Shekar
Shaun D. Gregory
John F. Fraser
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1235-3

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