title: Mechanical circulatory support: registering a therapy in evolution.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. jkirklin@uab.edu
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kirklin
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Naftel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004867:Equipment Design; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome