title: Left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation.
abstract: Heart failure remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting over five million patients in the United States. Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have become the standard of care for patients with end stage heart failure. This review highlights the current state of LVAD as a bridge to transplant (BTT) in patients requiring mechanical circulatory support (MCS).
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Holley
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: John
keywords: Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD); bridge to transplant (BTT); mechanical circulatory support (MCS)