title: Pro: the total artificial heart: is it an appropriate replacement for existing biventricular assist devices?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.
authors.forename: Zakir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rangwala
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA. Electronic address: dabanks@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Dalia A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.
authors.forename: Jack G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Copeland
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006354:Heart, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000601:surgery*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
keywords: heart failure; total artificial heart; ventricular assist devices