title: Managing patients with "refractory" heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Emory University, School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome