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Latest Articles: Poor outcomes resulting from ventricular assist devices implanted in hospitals without dedicated ventricular assist device programs by Anelechi C. Anyanwu et al. (Published: 15 June 2011) Invited Commentary to the paper by Anelechi C. Anyanwu et al. by Benjamin Sun (Published: 15 June 2011) For previously published articles see Volume 2010

An emerging research field: The development over the past decade of machines and devices to support or even substitute various organs of critically ill patients, particularly the heart and/or lungs, has been amazing. Prolonged mechanical and extra-corporeal support such as with ECMO and various ventricular support devices now function so well that their very success is causing new problems. Chronic disease management for this group of patients is a completely new challenge, just as health care providers will now be expected to master the technical details, and the device-human and even device-device interactions, of the various mechanical devices available and under development.

Aims: Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) is an Open Access peer reviewed scientific journal for exchange of knowledge and data in the rapidly growing research field emerging in the wake of still better mechanical circulatory support apparatuses and their capability to keep patients alive longer and longer. MCS focuses on all aspects of both short-term and long-term mechanical circulatory support, spanning both pediatric and adult topics. Scope: Research Papers (clinical and basic science) Review articles Case Series Case Reports Patient experiences Commentaries Invited topics Pearls and pitfalls How to do it Images Unusual indications/applications Target groups: Physicians (Surgeons, Medical Physicians - Residents and Fellows) VAD and ECMO Program Coordinators Perfusionists Advanced Practice Nurses (NP) Pharmacists Social Workers Psychologists Rehabilitation Specialists Economists Policy makers Patient support groups Device manufacturers

WHY PUBLISH WITH MCS? Open Access – MCS is free from all access barriers, allowing for the widest possible global dissemination of research in this field. Double blind peer review process – all articles reviewed by at least two peers, with no risk of bias. Rapid publication process – upon acceptance of an article, authors can expect their paper to be online and searchable within 3-4 weeks. Retain copyright – authors retain the non-commercial copyright to their own article; they are free to disseminate their work, make unlimited copies, deposit it in any repository, and more. Personal service – MCS is published by a small yet global Open Access scholarly publisher dedicated to providing excellent service to authors. Very low publication fee – publishing of an article in MCS incurs only a small fee; waivers for authors from developing countries. Easy online submission – simply click on the ‘Submit Manuscript’ button, register yourself as an author, submit your paper and follow its progression. Post-publication statistics – authors can continue to login to the website and check number of full text views of their paper. Comply with archiving policies – authors can deposit any version of their manuscript in any required repository or archive, or post articles to their personal or institutional website.

Mechanical Circulatory Support eISSN 2000-6993

This journal is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Responsible editor: Michael Firstenberg.