title: Mechanical left ventricular assist: progress and new horizons.
abstract: This review traces both the progress and the scope of mechanical devices developed to assist or substitute the functions of a failing heart. The present states of art, particularly the clinical results of their application, are briefly summarized. Physiological and engineering issues confronting us today and a number of newer concepts in mechanical cardiac assist are then discussed in perspective.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Riebman
mesh_terms: D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans