title: Editors' commentary: mechanical circulatory support.
authors.affiliation: St Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex 77030, USA.
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Willerson
authors.forename: Dean J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kereiakes
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation