title: Permanent left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure: first successful implantation of the axial flow HeartMate II rotary pump as destination therapy for heart failure in Israel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Offer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aravot
authors.forename: Reuven
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pizov
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Orlov
authors.forename: Arieh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eden
authors.forename: Avinoam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shiran
authors.forename: Basheer
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karkabi
authors.forename: Latif
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sabbag
authors.forename: Amnon Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Zlotnick
authors.forename: Ronny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ammar
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Halon
authors.forename: Basil S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011788:Quality of Life