title: Evaluation of an implantable ventricular assist system for humans with chronic refractory heart failure. Patient selection. LVAS Study Group. Left Ventricular Assist System.
authors.affiliation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Pennington
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: McKinlay
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Portner
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Domanski
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment