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Hernandez GA, Breton JDN, Chaparro SV. Driveline Infection in Ventricular Assist Devices and Its Implication in the Present Era of Destination Therapy. Open J Cardiovasc Surg. 2017;9:1179065217714216doi: 10.1177/1179065217714216.
Hernandez, G. A., Breton, J. D. N., & Chaparro, S. V. (2017). Driveline Infection in Ventricular Assist Devices and Its Implication in the Present Era of Destination Therapy. Open journal of cardiovascular surgery, 91179065217714216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1179065217714216
Hernandez, Gabriel A, et al. "Driveline Infection in Ventricular Assist Devices and Its Implication in the Present Era of Destination Therapy." Open journal of cardiovascular surgery vol. 9 (2017): 1179065217714216. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1179065217714216
Hernandez GA, Breton JDN, Chaparro SV. Driveline Infection in Ventricular Assist Devices and Its Implication in the Present Era of Destination Therapy. Open J Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jun 22;9:1179065217714216. doi: 10.1177/1179065217714216. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28680268; PMCID: PMC5489074.
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Open J Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jun 22;9:1179065217714216. doi: 10.1177/1179065217714216. eCollection 2017.

Driveline Infection in Ventricular Assist Devices and Its Implication in the Present Era of Destination Therapy.

Open journal of cardiovascular surgery

Gabriel A Hernandez, Jonatan D Nunez Breton, Sandra V Chaparro

Affiliations

  1. Cardiovascular Division, University of Miami Hospital and Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Miami Hospital and Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

PMID: 28680268 PMCID: PMC5489074 DOI: 10.1177/1179065217714216

Abstract

Advances in mechanical circulatory support devices provided the technology to develop long-term, implantable left ventricular assist devices as bridge to transplant, destination therapy, and in a lesser group of patients, as bridge to recovery. Despite the benefits from this innovative therapy, with their increased use, many complications have been encountered, one of the most common being infections. With the driveline acting as a portal to the exterior environment, an infection involving this structure is the most frequent one. Because patients with destination therapy are expected to receive circulatory support for a longer period of time, we will focus this review on the risk factors, prevention, and treatment options for driveline infections.

Keywords: Heart failure; device-related infections; driveline infections; heart-assist devices

Conflict of interest statement

DECLARATION OF CONFLICTING INTERESTS: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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