title: Cardiac transplantation and other therapeutic options in the treatment of end-stage heart disease.
abstract: This article focuses on the surgical treatment of heart failure. It reviews the advances and limitations of heart transplantation and gives a broad overview of emerging technologies in the treatment of end-stage heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dabol
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous