ArticleAnnals of cardiothoracic surgery2019
Management and outcomes of left ventricular assist device-associated endocarditis: a systematic review.
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- Endovascular embolization for intracranial mycotic aneurysms in left ventricular assist device patients: A case series.JHLT open · 2026Article
- ENDOCOR: a nationwide consortium of endocarditis teams-initiating a registry for infective endocarditis within the Netherlands Heart Registration.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2025Article
- Left ventricular assist device exchanges: A safe and effective strategy in the era of limited organ availability.The International journal of artificial organs · 2025Article
- Infections in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support.Infectious disease clinics of North America · 2024Review
- Infective endocarditis and solid organ transplantation: Only worse outcomes during initial transplantation hospitalization.American heart journal · 2021Article
- Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Treated with Trans-arterial Embolization via the Brachial Artery: A Case Report.NMC case report journal · 2021Article
- Contemporary Management Strategies in VAD Infection.Current heart failure reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundLeft ventricular assist device (LVAD)-associated endocarditis remains poorly studied, especially in newer continuous-flow LVADs (CF-LVADs). The aim of this review was to assess outcomes of patients with LVAD-associated endocarditis, as stratified by CF-LVAD and pulsatile LVAD (P-LVAD) use as well as by different interventions and pathogen types.
methodsAn electronic search was performed to identify studies in the English literature on LVAD-associated endocarditis.
resultsOverall, 16 articles with 26 patients were included; seven had CF-LVADs and 19 had P-LVADs; time to development of endocarditis was 91 days (152
conclusionsCompared to patients with P-LVADs, CF-LVAD patients appeared to be resistant to early development of LVAD-associated endocarditis. There was a trend towards high survival observed amongst patients who underwent additional surgical intervention as compared to those treated with antibiotics alone, with no difference amongst surgical device exchange as compared to heart transplantation. Advantages of additional surgical intervention
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