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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:2421
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Longest Time of Support by the Novacor Left Ventricular Assist Device Without Pump Exchange

Evgenij V. Potapov, MD, Yuguo Weng, MD, PhD, Thorsten Drews, MD, Michael Jurmann, MD, Roland Hetzer, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353 Germany

(Email: potapov@dhzb.de).

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To the Editor:

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been successfully used as a bridge to heart transplantation. The Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance in Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure (REMATCH) trial has shown the superiority of LVAD therapy in comparison with medical treatment in the survival of nontransplant candidates with end-stage heart failure [1]. However, crucial questions for definitive therapy, such as the feasible duration and long-term quality of life on the LVAD are still unanswered.

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