Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 369-371 , Winter 2005

Executive Summary for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group on Next Generation Ventricular Assist Devices for Destination Therapy

  • J. Timothy Baldwin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to J. Timothy Baldwin, PhD, Program Officer, DHVD, NHLBI, Two Rockledge Centre, Room 9150, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7940.
    • ,
  • Robert C. Robbins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA.

Reference 

  1. Rose EA , Gelijns AC , Moskowitz AJ , et al.   Long-term use of a left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure . N Engl J Med . 2001;345:1435–1443

PII: S1043-0679(05)00086-9

doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.10.005

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 369-371 , Winter 2005

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