Relative roles of heart transplantation and long-term mechanical circulatory support in contemporary management of advanced heart failure - a critical appraisal 10 years after REMATCH

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 781-782

  Deng, Mario C ^a   Ardehali, Abbas ^a   Shemin, Richard ^a   Hickey, Ann ^a   MacLellan, W Robb ^a   Fonarow, Gregg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced heart failure; Heart transplantation; Mechanical circulatory support

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ADVANCED HEART FAILURE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; DEVICE THERAPY; EDITORIAL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80052965575     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.07.001     Document Type: Editorial

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