Recovery from heart failure with circulatory assist: a working group of the national, heart, lung, and blood institute
L Reinlib, W Abraham - Journal of cardiac failure, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, mechanical circulatory support has been beneficial
as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, and anecdotal evidence suggests that heart failure
patients fitted with mechanical assist devices experience direct cardiac benefits. Moreover,
recent trials on limited numbers and subpopulations of patients—notably the Randomized
Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
(REMATCH)—support earlier observations of improved cardiac function and point towards …
as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, and anecdotal evidence suggests that heart failure
patients fitted with mechanical assist devices experience direct cardiac benefits. Moreover,
recent trials on limited numbers and subpopulations of patients—notably the Randomized
Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
(REMATCH)—support earlier observations of improved cardiac function and point towards …