title: Long-term mechanical circulatory support: could it really have a public health impact?
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kirklin
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Cardiac transplantation; Heart failure; Left ventricular assist device; Mechanical circulatory support