1. Heart disease and stroke statistics - 2017 update: a report from the American Association;Benjamin;Circulation,2017
2. American Heart Association. Devices and surgical procedures to treat heart failure. Http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartFailure/TreatmentOptionsForHeartFailure/Devices-and-Surgical-Procedures-to-Treat-Heart-Failure_UCM_306354_Article.jsp#. 2017.
3. LVAD-DT: culture of rescue and liminal experience in the treatment of heart failure;Barg;Am J Bioeth,2017
4. Patients’ decision-making process and expectations of a left ventricular assist pre- and post-implantation;Kitko;Heart Lung,2016
5. Medicare Learning Network. Ventricular assist devices (VAD) as destination therapy. Https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7220.pdf. 2014.