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Figure 1. Long-term survival in 119 patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation
Figure 2. The correlation graphic between preoperative ESMI and the duration of hospital stay in 86 patients excluding 33 in-hospital mortality. ESMI, erector spinae muscle index.
Figure 3. receiver-operating characteristic analysis of ESM mass for each clinical outcome. (a) in-hospital mortality, (b) the major adverse cardiovascular events, and (C) long-term survival. ESM, erector spinae muscle; HU, Hounsfield units.