Long-term use of a left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure.

A Rose, E; C Gelijns, A; J Moskowitz, A; F Heitjan, D; W Stevenson, L; Dembitsky, W; W Long, J; D Ascheim, D; R Tierney, A; G Levitan, R; T Watson, J; Meier, P; S Ronan, N; A Shapiro, P; M Lazar, R; W Miller, L; Gupta, L; H Frazier, O; Desvigne-Nickens, P; C Oz, M; L Poirier, V; Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (REMATCH) Study Group, Randomized

doi:10.1056/nejmoa012175

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Long-term use of a left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure.

Published in The New England journal of medicine • Nov 15, 2001

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Authors:

E A Rose

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A C Gelijns

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A J Moskowitz

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Implantable left ventricular assist devices have benefited patients with end-stage heart failure as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, but their long-term use for the purpose of enhancing survival and the quality of life has not been evaluated. METHODS: We randomly assigned 129 patient...

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