title: Left ventricular assist systems as a bridge to heart transplantation: the role and the strategy in Japan.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohtake
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome