Extracorporeal life support prior to left ventricular assist device implantation leads to improvement of the patients INTERMACS levels and outcome

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David Schibilsky,

Affiliation Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Christoph Haller ,

* E-mail: christophmhaller@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9716-8197

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Bruno Lange,

Affiliation Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Barbara Schibilsky,

Affiliation Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Helene Haeberle,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Peter Seizer,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Meinrad Gawaz,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Peter Rosenberger,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Tobias Walker,

Affiliation Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Christian Schlensak

Affiliation Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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