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Review Article| Volume 41, ISSUE 1, P79-102, March 2023

Update on Mechanical Circulatory Support

  • Suzanne Bennett
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
    Affiliations
    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2139 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0531, USA
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Present address. 47 James Street, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706.
    Lauren Sutherland
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    1 Present address. 47 James Street, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706.
    Affiliations
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 W 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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    2 Present address. 2013 Holly Ridge Ct, Lutherville, MD 21093.
    Promise Ariyo
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    2 Present address. 2013 Holly Ridge Ct, Lutherville, MD 21093.
    Affiliations
    Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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    3 Present address. 1150 Colts Lane, Yardley, PA 19067.
    Frank M. O’Connell
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    3 Present address. 1150 Colts Lane, Yardley, PA 19067.
    Affiliations
    Anesthesiology, Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, 65 W Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ 08240, USA
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    1 Present address. 47 James Street, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706.
    2 Present address. 2013 Holly Ridge Ct, Lutherville, MD 21093.
    3 Present address. 1150 Colts Lane, Yardley, PA 19067.

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