PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Randall C. Starling
TI  - Advanced heart failure: Transplantation, LVADs, and beyond
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.80gr.12003
DP  - 2013 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 33--40
VI  - 80
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/1/33.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/1/33.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2013 Jan 01; 80
AB  - For patients with advanced heart failure, outcomes are good after heart transplantation, but not enough donor hearts are available. Fortunately, mechanical circulatory assist devices have become an excellent option and should be considered either as a bridge to transplantation or as “destination therapy.” Current mechanical circulatory assist devices improve quality of life in patients who are candidates.