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ReliantHeart: Forward
Compatibility and TET
Antonio Loforte, Lucio Careddu, Emanuela Angeli, Luca Ragni,
Gaetano Gargiulo, and Rodger G. Ford
54.1 Introduction – 570
54.2 History – 570
54.3 Pump Characteristics – 570
54.4 Indications for Implant – 573
54.5 Surgical Technique – 574
54.6 Remote Monitoring – 576
54.7 Discussion – 577
54.8 Step into the Future: aVAD as a TAH
and the Liberty (TET) System – 578
References – 579