title: Left ventricular assist device.
authors.forename: Regis A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Vilchez
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kormos
authors.forename: Shimon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusne
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans