Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 2489-2492 , June 2001

Safety and efficacy of automatic implantable defibrillator used as a bridge to heart transplant

  • A Forni

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Alberto Forni, MD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, O.C.M., Piazzale Stefanil, 37126 Verona, Italy
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  • G Faggian

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • G.B Luciani

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • N Lamasciese

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • B Chiominto

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • A Mazzucco

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy

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Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 2489-2492 , June 2001

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