1. Cardiac recovery in dilated cardiomyopathy by unloading with a left ventricular assist device 
Roland Hetzer, MD, PhD, Johannes Müller, MD, Yuguo Weng, MD, Gerd Wallukat, PhD, Susanne Spiegelsberger, MD, Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 68, Issue 2, Pages (August 1999)
DOI: /S (99)

2. Fig 1
Chest roentgenogram of a 39-year-old patient (No. 1) with dilated cardiomyopathy, intractable heart failure, and pulmonary edema immediately before assist implantation.
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3. Fig 2
Chest roentgenogram of patient (No. 1) 2 days after elective ventricular assist device explantation after 160 days of support.
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4. Fig 3
Chest roentgenogram of patient (No. 1) 2.5 years after elective ventricular assist device explantation.
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5. Fig 4
Courses of left ventricular internal diameter in diastole (LVIDd) mean values in the four groups. Last values in the courses indicate either the most recent follow-up data or data at time of listing for heart transplantation (HTx) or last data obtained in 2 patients who died. Statistical analysis indicates that LVIDd values in groups Ia and II were significantly different at times of “optimal recovery” and “explantation” (see Tables for group allocation).
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6. Fig 5
Mean values of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during the courses in the four groups. Last values in the courses indicate either most recent follow-up data or data at time of listing for heart transplantation (HTx) or last data obtained in the 2 patients who died. Statistical analysis indicates that LVEF values in group Ia and II were significantly different at “time of explantation” (see Tables for group allocation).
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