Outcomes of patients with infection related to a ventricular assist device after heart transplantation.

Yasbanoo Moayedi Ashrit MultaniPaul E BunceErik HenricksenRoy LeeWenjia YangCarlos A GomezDonn W GarvertMaxime Tremblay-GravelSebastien DuclosWilliam HiesingerHeather J RossKiran K KhushJose G MontoyaJeffrey J Teuteberg

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2019)

Patients with LVAD-related infection had a significantly increased risk of infectious complications after heart transplantation. Further research on the avoidance of induction agents and reduced maintenance immunosuppression in this patient population is warranted.

Keyphrases

heart failure
left ventricular
type diabetes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
drug induced