1. From bench to bedside: Can the improvements in left ventricular assist device design mitigate adverse events and increase survival? 
Vincenzo Tarzia, MD, PhD, Gabriele Di Giammarco, MD, Michele Di Mauro, MD, Giacomo Bortolussi, MD, Massimo Maccherini, MD, Vincenzo Tursi, MD, Massimo Maiani, MD, Sonia Bernazzali, MD, Daniele Marinelli, MD, Massimiliano Foschi, MD, Edward Buratto, MBBS, Jonida Bejko, MD, Dario Gregori, MA, PhD, Silvia Scuri, Eng, PhD, Ugolino Livi, MD, Guido Sani, MD, Tomaso Bottio, MD, PhD, Gino Gerosa, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 151, Issue 1, Pages (January 2016)
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2. Figure 1
CICR for non-CV–related deaths by bearing design: pin (solid line) and cone (dashed line). CICR, Cumulative incidence competing risk.
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3. Figure 2
CICR for CV-related deaths by bearing design: pin (solid line) and cone (dashed line). CICR, Cumulative incidence competing risk.
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4. The CICR for CV death by bearing design: pin versus cone.
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