Recovering the Broken-Hearted: The Ultimate (and Uncertain) Goal of Mechanical Circulatory Support

Richa Agarwal; Srinivas Murali

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.009

Recovering the Broken-Hearted: The Ultimate (and Uncertain) Goal of Mechanical Circulatory Support

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Oct 18;68(16):1753-1755. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.009.

Authors

Richa Agarwal¹, Srinivas Murali²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: srinivas.murali@ahn.org.

PMID: 27737741
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.009

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac recovery; ischemic cardiomyopathy; left ventricular assist device; mechanical unloading; myocardial function; myocardial structure.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Goals*
Heart
Heart Failure
Heart-Assist Devices*
Ventricular Function, Left