title: Beyond survival: recommendations from INTERMACS for assessing function and quality of life with mechanical circulatory support.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. kgrady@nmh.org
authors.forename: Kathleen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Grady
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Warner Stevenson
authors.forename: Francis D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teuteberg
authors.forename: Salpy V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Pamboukian
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Birks
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kirklin
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation; D018579:Patient Selection; D011788:Quality of Life; D012042:Registries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors; D016896:Treatment Outcome