title: Left ventricular assist devices ramp studies: truth or consequences?
authors.affiliation: Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: starlir@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Randall C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Starling
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
keywords: LVAD; echocardiography; left ventricular assist device; pump thrombosis; ramp study; thrombosis