Mechanical treatment of heart failure: The growing role of LVADs and artificial hearts

Hassan W. Nemeh, MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

Nicholas G. Smedira, MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Hassan W. Nemeh, MD, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Building 110, Room 6237, Maywood, IL 60153; e-mail: hnemeh@hotmail.com

This paper discusses therapies that are experimental or that are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the use under discussion.

Hassan W. Nemeh, MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

Nicholas G. Smedira, MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Hassan W. Nemeh, MD, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Building 110, Room 6237, Maywood, IL 60153; e-mail: hnemeh@hotmail.com

This paper discusses therapies that are experimental or that are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the use under discussion.

Hassan W. Nemeh, MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

Nicholas G. Smedira, MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Hassan W. Nemeh, MD, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Building 110, Room 6237, Maywood, IL 60153; e-mail: hnemeh@hotmail.com

This paper discusses therapies that are experimental or that are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the use under discussion.