HeartWare Studies Less-Invasive HVAD Implant Technique
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The 120-patient, single-arm LATERAL trial will evaluate a thoracotomy technique for implanting the HVAD ventricular assist device in bridge-to-transplant patients.
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