title: State-of-the-art implantable cardiac assist device therapy for heart failure: bridge to transplant and destination therapy.
abstract: Congestive heart failure is associated with poor quality of life (QoL) and low survival rates. The development of state-of-the-art cardiac devices holds promise for improved therapy in patients with heart failure. The field of implantable cardiac assist devices is changing rapidly with the emergence of continuous-flow pumps (CFPs). The important developments in this field, including pertinent clinical trials, registry reports, innovative research, and potential future directions are discussed in this paper.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. park.soon@mayo.edu
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Park
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Kushwaha
authors: C G A
authors: CG
authors: McGregor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000639:trends; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans