title: Second INTERMACS annual report: more than 1,000 primary left ventricular assist device implants.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 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
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kormos
authors.forename: Lynne W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Francis D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.forename: Marissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ulisney
authors.forename: J Timothy
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult