title: Muscle-powered cardiac assist: a new alternative on the horizon.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kochamba
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000379:methods*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*