title: Mechanical circulatory support for advanced heart failure: patients and technology in evolution.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Garrick C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Givertz
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000639:trends; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index