title: What is the truth behind pump thrombosis in the HeartMate II device? A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute perspective based on data from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support.
authors.affiliation: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: nealjeff@nhlbi.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Neal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jeffries
authors.affiliation: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Marissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Wendy C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Taddei-Peters
authors.affiliation: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: J Timothy
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D054555:National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.); D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014481:United States