ISHLT issues new guidelines for care of mechanical circulatory support device patients

(Elsevier Health Sciences) The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation convened an international panel of experts in all aspects of mechanical circulatory support care (MCS), a rapidly growing technology to treat advanced heart failure. They developed practice guidelines to provide a common framework for the care and treatment of MCS patients. The Executive Summary of these guidelines is published in the February issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and is freely available.
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