First implantation in man of a new magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device (HeartMate III).
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Program, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Jan D
JD
Schmitto
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Program, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Jasmin S
JS
Hanke
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Program, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Sebastian V
SV
Rojas
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Program, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Murat
M
Avsar
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Program, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Axel
A
Haverich
D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome