title: A means in itself. Ventricular-assist devices gain notice as possible treatment for heart patients.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000601:surgery*