title: Rise of the machines--left ventricular assist devices as permanent therapy for advanced heart failure.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D002302:Cardiac Output; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015996:Survival Rate