When NOT to use short-term mechanical circulatory supportCentral Message

• Vivek Rao, MD, PhD,
• Fillio Billia, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Vivek Rao, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Address for reprints: Vivek Rao, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, 4PMB-457, 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4.

Fillio Billia, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiology, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada