Abstract Quality problem or issue The traditional variable life-adjusted display (VLAD) is a graphical display of the difference between expected and actual cumulative deaths. The VLAD assumes binary outcomes: death..
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Abstract Pump thrombosis and stroke are serious complications of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. The aim of this study was to test the ability of an accelerometer to detect..
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Background Recent data suggest that contributes to (LVAD) , but the mechanism is unknown. In a clinical study, we measured plasma free hemoglobin (pfHgb) and the incidence of LVAD thrombosis. In an in..
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