title: Heart assist devices: state of the art.
abstract: The various types of available mechanical assist devices are discussed in this article. Nursing care (both intraoperatively and postoperatively) and complications are also reviewed.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruzevich
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing