Pre-operative pectoralis muscle area index is associated with biomarkers of inflammation and endotoxemia and predicts clinical outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation: A cohort study.

Matthew R CareyAnnamaria LadanyiMia NishikawaAbraham BordonJay S LebAlberto PinsinoElissa DrigginFarhana LatifGabriel T SayerKevin J ClerkinKoji TakedaNir UrielPaolo C ColomboMelana Yuzefpolskaya

Published in: Artificial organs (2024)

Pre-LVAD PMI is associated with inflammation, endotoxemia, and increased LOS and readmissions.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
oxidative stress
lps induced
skeletal muscle
inflammatory response