Commentary: What do current trends with the total artificial heart portend? A better or worse future?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Electronic address:

Published: January 2024


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