title: Elective transfer from cardiopulmonary bypass to centrifugal blood pump support in very high-risk cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westaby
authors.forename: Lognathen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balacumaraswami
authors.forename: Betsy J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Gabriele B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Bertoni
authors.forename: Xu Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Desiree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robson
authors.forename: Catherine R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Grebenik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome