title: To DT or not to DT, that is the question: working toward a comprehensive, patient-centered perspective on left ventricular assist device for destination therapy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora; and Colorado Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Consortium, Denver.
authors.forename: Colleen K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: McIlvennan
authors.forename: Larry A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000523:psychology*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Editorials; heart failure; heart-assist devices; quality of life