Evaluation of an implantable ventricular assist system for humans with chronic refractory heart failure. Designing a randomized trial.
McKinlay
S M
SM
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02172.
Sleeper
L A
LA
Waclawiw
M A
MA
Follmann
D A
DA
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