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    • Trends in left ventricular assist device use and outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries, 2004–2011 

      Lampropulos, Julianna F; Kim, Nancy; Wang, Yun; Desai, Mayur M; Barreto-Filho, José Augusto S; Dodson, John A; Dries, Daniel L; Mangi, Abeel A; Krumholz, Harlan M (BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)
      Objective: To characterise the trends in the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation rates and outcomes between 2004 and 2011 in the Medicare population. Since the approval of the HeartMate II in 2008, the use ...