title: Mechanical left ventricular support devices: current status.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School, Houston.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Smalling
mesh_terms: D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans