[1] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Div Cardiothorac Surg, Birmingham, AL USA
[2] Henry Ford Hosp, Detroit, MI 48202 USA
[3] European Registry Patients Mech Circulatory Suppo, Windsor, England
[4] Maki Hlth Care Grp, Osaka, O7saka, Japan
[5] Newcastle Freeman Hosp, Program Mech Circulatory Support, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England
[6] Natl Hlth Serv Blood & Transplant, Stat & Clin Audit, Bristol, Avon, England
[7] European Registry Patients Mech Circulatory Suppo, Berlin, Germany
[8] Montefiore Med Ctr, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467 USA
[9] Mater Misericordiae Univ Hosp, Dublin, Ireland