Aránguiz, ErnestoErnestoAránguizMerello, LorenzoLorenzoMerelloPedemonte, OneglioOneglioPedemonteAndrés VeraManuel NovajasFernando ArandaJulio IbarraJosé A. CostaJavier AlburquerquePaulina Sánchez EspinozaFelipe Cárdenas2025-08-252025-08-252018-06-0110.21037/jtd.2018.02.832-s2.0-85048900473https://cris-uv-2.scimago.es/handle/123456789/3079WOS:000435843200010This new pioneering LVAD program in Chile has been successful and now constitutes a vital adjunct to all who work in heart transplantation and ES-HF programs. It offers an effective therapeutic alternative when there is a severe donor shortage, in cases of atypical blood types, emergencies, exceptional cases with contraindication for heart transplantation or when there is important donor-receiver size mismatch.enacceso abiertoPulmonary And Respiratory MedicineRespiratory Systemarticle