title: Myocardial recovery after chronic mechanical assist device support: fact or fiction?
authors.affiliation: Mechanical Assist Device Program, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, 4400 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453, USA. mscabg@aol.com.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slaughter
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome