Reducing driveline infection risk in durable mechanical circulatory support devices with ultra-flexible wires for energy transfer
Using small, ultra-flexible wires reduced wound size and mechanical stress at the exit site, strengthening barrier function and lowering the risk of DLI. The use of ultra-flexible wires may improve the quality and duration of life of patients supported with dMCS.
Authors
- Edoardo Mazza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9427-4157)
- Miriam Weisskopf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-3051)
- Qun Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-761X)
- Nikola Cesarovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6744-2928)
- Volkmar Falk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7911-8620)
- Evgenij V Potapov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9720-3175)
- Annelies S. Zinkernagel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4700-1118)
- Fabrizio Spano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2188-264X)
- Raphael Hagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1871-0604)
- Mi Hyun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9747-2888)
- Simone de Brot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3049-0103)
- Sanne Hertegonne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1655-203X)
- Srikanth Mairpady Shambat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0527-3978)
- Daniel Fehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4863-8658)
- Julius Kaemmel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5640-0543)
- Mathias Bonmarin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0227-9247)
- Andreas P. Kourouklis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8929-4716)
- Christian Grossmann
- C. Pietsch
- Xi Wu
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (CH)
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2025.07.012
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.37
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
- Universität Zürich
- ETH Zürich Foundation
- Innosuisse - Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung
- Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation