Outcomes of patients with infection related to a ventricular assist device after heart transplantation.
Moayedi Y, Multani A, Bunce PE, Henricksen E, Lee R, Yang W, Gomez CA, Garvert DW, Tremblay-Gravel M, Duclos S, Hiesinger W, Ross HJ, Khush KK, Montoya JG, Teuteberg JJ.
Moayedi Y, et al.
Clin Transplant. 2019 Oct;33(10):e13692. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13692. Epub 2019 Sep 17.
Clin Transplant. 2019.
PMID: 31403741
Clinical Trial.
When compared to patients supported by an LVAD without a preceding infection, BMI was significantly greater (31.2 vs 27.8 kg/m(2) , P = .03). Median follow-up post-transplantation was 3.01 years. Significant risk factors for the competing risk regression for infection afte …
When compared to patients supported by an LVAD without a preceding infection, BMI was significantly greater (31.2 vs 27.8 kg/m(2) , P …