Biocompatibility of an apical ring plug for left ventricular assist device explantation: Results of a feasibility pre‐clinical study

Background Patients receiving left ventricle assist devices (LVADs) as bridge to recovery remain a minority with 1%–5% of LVADs explanted after improvement of myocardial function. Nevertheless, considering the growing population of patients supported with LVADs, an increasing demand of new explantat...

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