Artificial heart, the: prototypes, policies, and patients
Auteur :
Institute of Medicine / Division of Health Care Services / Committee to Evaluate the Artificial Heart Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309045322
Date de publication :
1 janv. 1991
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Reviews the artificial heart program - and in particular, the National Institutes of Health's major investment - raising important questions. This volume includes a consideration of the artificial heart versus heart transplantation and other approaches to treating end-stage heart disease, keeping in mind the outcomes and costs of these treatments.