Mechanical circulatory support for advanced heart failure: patients and technology in evolution

Circulation. 2012 Mar 13;125(10):1304-15. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.060830.

Authors

Garrick C Stewart¹, Michael M Givertz

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 22412091
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.060830

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathies / surgery*
Cardiomyopathies / therapy*
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart Transplantation / trends
Heart-Assist Devices / trends*
Humans
Patient Selection
Risk Assessment / methods
Severity of Illness Index*