title: Anesthesia for the first successful HeartMate II left ventricular assist device implantation in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Shiuan
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsiao-Liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: chaoanne123@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D013624:Taiwan