SynthesisJournal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs2018
Blood stream infection is associated with cerebrovascular accident in patients with left ventricular assist device: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Stroke in patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD): who is at risk?-a retrospective observational study at a tertiary care center.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Endovascular therapy for intracranial infectious aneurysms associated with a left ventricular assist device: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2022Article
- Pump position and thrombosis in ventricular assist devices: Correlation of radiographs and CT data.The International journal of artificial organs · 2021Article
- Multidisciplinary management of pleural infection after ventricular assist device implantation.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
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- The influence of left ventricular assist device inflow cannula position on thrombosis risk.Artificial organs · 2020Article
- A Rising Hope of an Artificial Heart: Left Ventricular Assisted Device - Outcome, Convenience, and Quality of Life.Cureus · 2019Review
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Abstract
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is one of the major complications and a leading cause of death in patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Multiple studies of have shown that patients with blood stream infection (BSI) are more likely to develop CVA compared to patients without BSI. However, there is no meta-analysis to confirm this association. Studies were systematically acquired from MEDLINE and EMBASE electronic databases. Included studies assessed patients with heart failure requiring LVAD and reported the number of patients who had BSI post LVAD, incidence of ischemic CVA, hemorrhagic CVA, or any CVA. Pooled effect size was calculated with a random-effect model, weighted for the inverse of variance. Heterogeneity was assessed with I
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