title: eComment. The thoracic configuration of patients with left ventricular assist devices likely determines whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation using sternal compressions is both safe and effective.
authors.affiliation: No institutional affiliation.
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Rottenberg
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006336:Heart Massage; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left