title: Evaluation of an implantable ventricular assist system for humans with chronic refractory heart failure. Designing a randomized trial.
authors.affiliation: New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02172.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: McKinlay
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sleeper
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Waclawiw
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Follmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012042:Registries; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment