title: The 1,000 th VAD, the great rivalry, and the grand experiment of the Texas Medical Center.
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: Todd K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Rosengart
mesh_terms: D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D062069:Inventions; D013781:Texas