Cerebrovascular accidents in patients with a ventricular assist device

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Cerebrovascular accidents in patients with a ventricular assist device Hiroyuki Tsukui, MD, PhD, Adib Abla, MS, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, MD, Dennis M. McNamara, MD, Michael A. Mathier, MD, Linda M. Cadaret, MD, Robert L. Kormos, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 134, Issue 1, Pages 114-123 (July 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.02.044 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Actuarial freedom from CVA in each VAD. CVA, cerebrovascular accident; VAD, ventricular assist device; BiVAD, Biventricular assist device; LVAD, left ventricular assist device. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 134, 114-123DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.02.044) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions