title: Keeping left ventricular assist device acceleration on track.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. lstevenson@partners.org
authors.forename: Garrick C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Lynne W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000628:therapy*