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Use of Impella CP in a triple bridge of mechanical circulatory support to heart transplant in a pediatric patient with cardiomyopathy
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Slovak Republic
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 290-292
Data publikacji online: 2026/10/12
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