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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1650. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.061
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Invited Commentary

Andrew J. Lodge, MD

Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3340, Durham, NC 27710

(Email: andrew.lodge@duke.edu).

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The use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has become routine practice at many centers around the United States and abroad. This therapy has evolved fairly quickly and the development of new devices has outpaced the regulatory machinery that governs their use. Since the United States Food and Drug Administration approval of the Thoratec Heartmate XVE (Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA) for destination therapy, there has yet to be another device approved for this purpose. For this reason, as well as the fact that this device remains the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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