“…They where extracorporeal pulsatile devices for 28 of the patients, mainly the Thoratec biventricular device (Thoratec Corp). Robinson et al used the AB5000 (Abiomed Inc., Danvers, MA), and Tjian et al used the ExCor BerlinHeart pump (BerlinHeart, Berlin, Germany) . An intracorporeal continuous flow device was used in three patients (HeartMate II, Thoratec Corp) and a Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (Heartware International, Inc, Framingham, MA) in one patient …”