title: Quality of Life and Functional Capacity Assessment After Mechanical Circulatory Support: Divergent Study Results Exemplify the Need for Standardized and Dedicated Studies on Non-Mortality End-Points.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana. Electronic address: jennifercowger@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cowger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome