title: Bridging to transplantation with left ventricular assist devices: outcomes in patients aged 60 years and older.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Veli K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Topkara
authors.forename: Nicholas C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: Faisal H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Cheema
authors.forename: Judy F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Argenziano
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015996:Survival Rate