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Ethical challenges with the left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy.

Rizzieri AG, Verheijde JL, Rady MY, McGregor JL.

Philos Ethics Humanit Med. 2008 Aug 11;3:20.PMID: 18694496 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy: a new look at survival.

Park SJ, Tector A, Piccioni W, Raines E, Gelijns A, Moskowitz A, Rose E, Holman W, Furukawa S, Frazier OH, Dembitsky W.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Jan;129(1):9-17. Erratum in: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Jun;129(6):1464. PMID: 15632819 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving outcomes with long-term "destination" therapy using left ventricular assist devices.

Long JW, Healy AH, Rasmusson BY, Cowley CG, Nelson KE, Kfoury AG, Clayson SE, Reid BB, Moore SA, Blank DU, Renlund DG.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jun;135(6):1353-60; discussion 1360-1.PMID: 18544385 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiac extracorporeal life support: state of the art in 2007.

Cooper DS, Jacobs JP, Moore L, Stock A, Gaynor JW, Chancy T, Parpard M, Griffin DA, Owens T, Checchia PA, Thiagarajan RR, Spray TL, Ravishankar C.

Cardiol Young. 2007 Sep;17 Suppl 2:104-15. Review.PMID: 18039404 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The financial burden of destination left ventricular assist device therapy: who and when?

Bieniarz MC, Delgado R.

Curr Cardiol Rep. 2007 May;9(3):194-9. Review.PMID: 17470332 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Left ventricular assist device therapy for end-stage congestive heart failure: from REMATCH to the future.

Smart FW, Palanichamy N.

Congest Heart Fail. 2005 Jul-Aug;11(4):188-91; quiz 192-3. Review.PMID: 16106120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term mechanical left ventricular assistance for end-stage heart failure.

Rose EA, Gelijns AC, Moskowitz AJ, Heitjan DF, Stevenson LW, Dembitsky W, Long JW, Ascheim DD, Tierney AR, Levitan RG, Watson JT, Meier P, Ronan NS, Shapiro PA, Lazar RM, Miller LW, Gupta L, Frazier OH, Desvigne-Nickens P, Oz MC, Poirier VL; Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (REMATCH) Study Group.

N Engl J Med. 2001 Nov 15;345(20):1435-43.PMID: 11794191 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Will left-ventricular assist device therapy replace heart transplantation in the foreseeable future?

Lietz K, Miller LW.

Curr Opin Cardiol. 2005 Mar;20(2):132-7. Review.PMID: 15711200 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy for people with end-stage heart failure: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

Clegg AJ, Scott DA, Loveman E, Colquitt J, Royle P, Bryant J.

Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2007 Spring;23(2):261-8. Review.PMID: 17493313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Longitudinal change in quality of life and impact on survival after left ventricular assist device implantation.

Grady KL, Meyer PM, Dressler D, Mattea A, Chillcott S, Loo A, White-Williams C, Todd B, Ormaza S, Kaan A, Costanzo MR, Piccione W.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Apr;77(4):1321-7.PMID: 15063260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital costs for left ventricular assist devices for destination therapy: lower costs for implantation in the post-REMATCH era.

Miller LW, Nelson KE, Bostic RR, Tong K, Slaughter MS, Long JW.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Jul;25(7):778-84.PMID: 16818120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term outcomes and costs of ventricular assist devices among Medicare beneficiaries.

Hernandez AF, Shea AM, Milano CA, Rogers JG, Hammill BG, O'Connor CM, Schulman KA, Peterson ED, Curtis LH.

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Insertion of a left ventricular assist device in patients without thorough transplant evaluations: a worthwhile risk?

Williams M, Casher J, Joshi N, Hankinson T, Warren M, Oz M, Naka Y, Mancini D.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Aug;126(2):436-41.PMID: 12928641 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Left ventricular assist devices: an alternative to medical therapy for end-stage heart failure.

Radovancevic B, Vrtovec B, Frazier OH.

Curr Opin Cardiol. 2003 May;18(3):210-4. Review.PMID: 12826822 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nursing education and implications for left ventricular assist device destination therapy.

Bond E, Bolton B, Nelson K.

Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 2004 Summer;19(3):95-101.PMID: 15249769 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outcomes of left ventricular assist device implantation as destination therapy in the post-REMATCH era: implications for patient selection.

Lietz K, Long JW, Kfoury AG, Slaughter MS, Silver MA, Milano CA, Rogers JG, Naka Y, Mancini D, Miller LW.

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Managing the post-left ventricular assist device patient.

Klodell CT, Staples ED, Aranda JM Jr, Schofield RS, Hill JA, Pauly DF, Beaver TM.

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Total artificial hearts: bridge to transplantation.

Copeland JG, Arabia FA, Tsau PH, Nolan PE, McClellan D, Smith RG, Slepian MJ.

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Left ventricular device as destination therapy: are we there yet?

Badiwala MV, Rao V.

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100 long-term implantable left ventricular assist devices: the Columbia Presbyterian interim experience.

Sun BC, Catanese KA, Spanier TB, Flannery MR, Gardocki MT, Marcus LS, Levin HR, Rose EA, Oz MC.

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