1. Experience with the Novacor left ventricular assist system as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, including the new wearable system 
Herbert O. Vetter, MDa (by invitation), Hans G. Kaulbach, MDa (by invitation), Christoph Schmitz, MDa (by invitation), Andreas Forst, MDb (by invitation), Peter Überfuhr, MDa (by invitation), Eckart Kreuzer, MDa (by invitation), Michael Pfeiffer, MDc (by invitation), Paolo Brenner, MDa (by invitation), Oliver Dewald, MSa (by invitation), Bruno Reichart, MDa (by invitation) 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 109, Issue 1, Pages (January 1995)
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2. Fig. 1 Wearable Novacor LVAS.
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3. Fig. 2
Function of the left side of the heart in patients before and 24 hours after implantation of Novacor LVAS. PCWP, Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (mm Hg); MAP, mean arterial pressure (mm Hg); CI, cardiac index (L/min/m2 ); asterisk, p < 0.05.
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4. Fig. 3
Function of the right side of the heart in patients before and 24 hours after implantation of Novacor LVAS. CVP, Central venous pressure (mm Hg); MPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure (mm Hg); RVEF, right ventricular ejection fraction (%); asterisk, p < 0.05.
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5. Fig. 4
Time course of hepatic and renal function of three patients who received long-term support with the Novacor LVAS. Parameters normalized on average after 20 days of mechanical circulatory support. SGOT, aspartate aminotransferase; SGPT, alanine aminotransferase.
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6. Fig. 5
Photograph showing explanted inflow bovine pericardial valve prosthesis after 52 days of implantation. Distal side reveals areas of thrombotic deposits (arrow).
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