Second INTERMACS annual report: more than 1,000 primary left ventricular assist device implants.
Kirklin
James K
JK
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA. jkirklin@uab.edu
Naftel
David C
DC
Kormos
Robert L
RL
Stevenson
Lynne W
LW
Pagani
Francis D
FD
Miller
Marissa A
MA
Ulisney
Karen L
KL
Baldwin
J Timothy
JT
Young
James B
JB
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