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Figure 1 INTrEPID Enrollment Criteria

Enrollment strategy for the INTrEPID trial. Eligible patients had severe left ventricular dysfunction for 6 months, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class IV symptoms for 3 months, and were required to fail 2 attempts at weaning from inotropic support separated by at least 7 days. EF = ejection fraction; LVAD = left ventricular assist device.