title: Response to letter to the editor: Time to integrate sexual function in the health-related quality of life of patients with left ventricular assist devices.
authors.affiliation: Doctoral Candidate, College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
authors.forename: Windy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.affiliation: Doctoral Candidate, College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Birriel
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Electronic address: lkitko@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kitko
authors.affiliation: Professor of Nursing and Medicine, Associate Dean for Graduate Education, College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
authors.forename: Judith E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hupcey
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left