Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease:... New Integrates patient/resident teaching in the

Integrates patient/resident teaching in the clinical practice chapters

Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application

Each chapter places special emphasis on gaining a solid foundation of the normal anatomy and anatomic variations

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