title: Mechanical circulatory assistance: current status.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006325:Heart Atria; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000628:therapy