title: How much do we need to know before approving a ventricular assist device?
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lemperle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levinson
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Poirer
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration