Commentary: Futility in the age of modern mechanical circulatory supportCentral Message

• Alexander Schutz, MD,
• Ravi Ghanta, MD

Affiliations

Alexander Schutz, MD

Divisions of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, Tex; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex

Ravi Ghanta, MD

Divisions of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, Tex; Address for reprints: Ravi Ghanta, MD, One Baylor Plaza, MS 390, Houston, TX 77030.