RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mechanical treatment of heart failure: The growing role of LVADs and artificial hearts
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 223
OP 233
VO 70
IS 3
A1 Nemeh, Hassan W.
A1 Smedira, Nicholas G.
YR 2003
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/3/223.abstract
AB Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and artificial hearts are improving. These devices can prolong a patient’s life while on a heart transplant list. More exciting, mechanical assistance may provide an opportunity for a damaged heart to recover some function. Still, despite the promise, the use of these devices raises some difficult cost-benefit and ethical questions.