Benefits and Challenges of Early Introduction of Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement: A Patient-Centered Perspective

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¹ Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: crbruce@bcm.edu.
² Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Center for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

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Courtenay R Bruce et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015.

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. 2015 Oct 20;66(16):1762-1765.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.852.

¹ Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: crbruce@bcm.edu.
² Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Center for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

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Keywords: HeartMate II; ROADMAP; functional status; quality of life; risk/benefit analysis.

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Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: Results From the ROADMAP Study.
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