title: Letter to the Editor regarding the article "Left ventricular assist devices: a kidney's perspective".
authors.affiliation: Departments of Comparative Medicine and Pathology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA. tcooper@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Timothy K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000209:etiology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left