Thirty-five years of mechanical circulatory support at the Texas Heart Institute: an updated overview.
Since the 1960s, the Texas Heart Institute has been intimately involved in the development of mechanical circulatory support devices (for example, ventricular assist devices, aortic counterpulsation pumps, and total artificial hearts) for both short- and long-term use. Here, we review the varied clinical experience with these technologies at the Texas Heart Institute over the last 35 years.
Gemmato
Courtney J
CJ
The Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Forrester
Matthew D
MD
Myers
Timothy J
TJ
Frazier
O H
OH
Cooley
Denton A
DA
D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D013781:Texas; D013997:Time Factors