Driveline Infections Among Patients Supported With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Single Center Sixteen‐Year Longitudinal Profile
Driveline infections remain prevalent in LVAD patients, especially those with severe diabetes. The lower driveline infection risk in older patients, those with coronary artery disease, and partially magnetically levitated LVADs warrants further investigation.
Authors
- Andrew B. Civitello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0731-1891)
- Gabriel Loor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-761X)
- Todd K. Rosengart
- Kenneth K. Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-4925)
- Alexis E. Shafii
- Anh Nguyen
- O. Howard Frazier
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Circulatory Technology (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Artificial Organs
- Published
- 2025-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.70082
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Texas Heart Institute