2010-11-01
Left ventricular assist device vegetation: "Cure" without device explantation
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Hellenic Journal of Cardiology , Volume 51 - Issue 6 p. 549- 551
Infection following the implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a life-threatening complication with mortality rates ranging from 15% to 44%. Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are the most frequently identified pathogensand are responsible for 60% of LVAD-related infections, local as well as systemic. In this report we describe the successful therapeutic management of a patient who received a Heart Mate II as "bridging-to-recovery", which was complicated by device infection that was managed without device explantation.
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Gogas, B., Parissis, J. T., Iliodromitis, E. K., Tsiodras, S., Radu, M., Paraskevaidis, I. A., … Yacoub, M. (2010). Left ventricular assist device vegetation: "Cure" without device explantation. Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 51(6), 549–551. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/92246 |
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