Who wants a left ventricular assist device for ambulatory heart failure? Early insights from the MEDAMACS screening pilot
J Heart Lung Transplant
.
2015 Dec;34(12):1630-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.07.009.
Epub 2015 Aug 4.
Authors
Garrick C Stewart
1
,
Michelle M Kittleson
2
,
Jennifer A Cowger
3
,
Frances L Johnson
4
,
Chetan B Patel
5
,
Maria M Mountis
6
,
Parag C Patel
7
,
J Eduardo Rame
8
,
Jeffrey Testani
8
,
Maya E Guglin
9
,
Jeffrey J Teuteberg
10
,
Lynne W Stevenson
1
Affiliations
1
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
2
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
3
Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
4
Division of Cardiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
5
Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
6
Division of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
7
Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas.
8
Heart and Vascular Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
9
Division of Cardiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
10
Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PMID:
26321249
DOI:
10.1016/j.healun.2015.07.009
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Surveys and Questionnaires