Mechanical bridge to long-term device implant: the necessary step for better outcomes.
From the *Department of Cardiac Surgery, †Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, Tennessee; and ‡Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
Simon
S
Maltais
John M
JM
Stulak
Sandip K
SK
Zalawadiya
D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000601:surgery*