Infectious complications following contemporary left ventricular assist device implantation.

Toby ZhuKeith A Dufendach Yeahwa HongFloyd W ThomaArman Kilic

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)

Infections are common following contemporary LVAD implantation and are most commonly non-VAD related. Patients with postoperative infectious complications have significantly reduced rates of transplantation, survival, and freedom from noncardiac readmission.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
risk factors
patients undergoing
free survival
mesenchymal stem cells
drug induced