title: Operating in the Dark: When Is Surgery Necessary for Left Ventricular Assist Device Hemolysis?
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiology, Tufts Cardiovascular Center, Boston, MA (M.S.K.); and Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.N.K.). mkiernan@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kiernan
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiology, Tufts Cardiovascular Center, Boston, MA (M.S.K.); and Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.N.K.).
authors.forename: Jason N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke; D057832:Watchful Waiting
keywords: Editorials; assisted circulation; death; freedom; heart failure; stroke; thrombosis