title: Cardiac assist devices: present status and future opportunities.
abstract: Over the last 20 years, continuous progress has been made in the technology and clinical applications of mechanical circulatory support systems for the treatment of the most severe forms of cardiac failure. In a few pioneering centers, their efficacy has been demonstrated in selected groups of patients. This experience enables assessment of the state-of-the-art devices and prediction of likely future developments.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Henri Mondor, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, 51 avenue du Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Creteil Cedex, France. loisance@univ-paris12.fr
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loisance
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005544:Forecasting; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical