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ReviewIntractable & rare diseases research2016

Endocarditis in left ventricular assist device.

Braghadheeswar Thyagarajan, Monisha Priyadarshini Kumar, Rutuja R Sikachi, Abhinav Agrawal

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Review in Intractable & rare diseases research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Infective endocarditis of bovine pericardial patch in the aortic position in a patient with left ventricular assist device.Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Braghadheeswar ThyagarajanDepartment of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
Monisha Priyadarshini KumarMadras Medical College, Chennai, India.
Rutuja R SikachiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India.
Abhinav AgrawalDepartment of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
Monmouth Medical Center · USLilavati Hospital & Research Centre · INMadras Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure is one of the leading causes of death in developed nations. End stage heart failure often requires cardiac transplantation for survival. The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been one of the biggest evolvements in heart failure management often serving as bridge to transplant or destination therapy in advanced heart failure. Like any other medical device, LVAD is associated with complications with infections being reported in many patients. Endocarditis developing secondary to the placement of LVAD is not a frequent, serious and difficult to treat condition with high morbidity and mortality. Currently, there are few retrospective studies and case reports reporting the same. In our review, we found the most common cause of endocarditis in LVAD was due to bacteria. Both bacterial and fungal endocarditis were associated with high morbidity and mortality. In this review we will be discussing the risk factors, organisms involved, diagnostic tests, management strategies, complications, and outcomes in patients who developed endocarditis secondary to LVAD placement.

Indexed as

Endocarditisleft ventricular assist device (LVAD)

Identifiers

PMID27672540
PMCPMC4995417
OpenAlexW2517195697

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