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The human heart: vault of the soul or pump?
Thermedics, Inc., Woburn, MA 01888-1799.
Medical causes that led to the development of artificial hearts are reviewed. Ventricular assist systems are compared with other designs. A discussion of the functioning and surgical implantation of Thermedics Corporation's ventricular assist pump provides a context for an analysis of technical challenges still to be solved.
PMID: 3506089 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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