title: Implantation of a left ventricular assist device and the hub-and-spoke system in treating acute cardiogenic shock: who survives?
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Aftab R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kherani
authors.forename: Faisal H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Cheema
authors.forename: Mehmet C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fal
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Veli K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Topkara
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Deon W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Vigilance
authors.forename: Mauricio J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naka
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011336:Probability; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology