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Over the last 10 years more than 1000 intrathoracic transplant procedures have been performed at the German Heart Institute Berlin, 840 of which were orthotopic heart transplantations. From early on, it became apparent that medical treatment alone would not be sufficient for supporting patients through an ever-expanding waiting period before transplantation (1, 2, 3, 5–7).
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Loebe, M., Weng, Y., Hennig, E., Müller, J., Spiegelsberger, S., Hetzer, R. (1997). Long-term mechanical circulatory support: The Berlin Experience. In: Hetzer, R., Hennig, E., Loebe, M. (eds) Mechanical Circulatory Support. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95984-4_17
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