TY - JOUR
T1 - State-of-the-art implantable cardiac assist device therapy for heart failure
T2 - Bridge to transplant and destination therapy
AU - Park, S. J.
AU - Kushwaha, S. S.
AU - McGregor, C. G.A.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Congestive heart failure is associated with poor quality of life (QoL) and low survival rates. The development of state-of-the-art cardiac devices holds promise for improved therapy in patients with heart failure. The field of implantable cardiac assist devices is changing rapidly with the emergence of continuous-flow pumps (CFPs). The important developments in this field, including pertinent clinical trials, registry reports, innovative research, and potential future directions are discussed in this paper.
AB - Congestive heart failure is associated with poor quality of life (QoL) and low survival rates. The development of state-of-the-art cardiac devices holds promise for improved therapy in patients with heart failure. The field of implantable cardiac assist devices is changing rapidly with the emergence of continuous-flow pumps (CFPs). The important developments in this field, including pertinent clinical trials, registry reports, innovative research, and potential future directions are discussed in this paper.
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U2 - 10.1038/clpt.2011.274
DO - 10.1038/clpt.2011.274
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22113236
AN - SCOPUS:84055207677
SN - 0009-9236
VL - 91
SP - 94
EP - 100
JO - Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
JF - Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
IS - 1
ER -