Reducing the cost of left ventricular assist devices: Why it matters and can it be done?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jun;155(6):2466-2468. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.156. Epub 2018 Mar 10.

Authors

Terry Shih¹, Justin B Dimick²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Electronic address: tyshih@umich.edu.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

PMID: 29580654
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.156

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Cost Savings* / economics
Cost Savings* / statistics & numerical data
Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data*
Heart Failure / surgery
Heart Ventricles / surgery
Heart-Assist Devices* / economics
Heart-Assist Devices* / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Quality-Adjusted Life Years