title: Off-pump technique for insertion of a HeartMate Vented Electric left ventricular assist device.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Valentino
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Piacentino
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Mahender
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macha
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: McClurken
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014850:Waiting Lists