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Risk of Infections With Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Support
The average life expectancy post-left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has significantly increased in recent years. Impaired cellular immunity post-LVAD implantation has been suggested. It is not clear if a prolonged duration of LVAD support will lead to an increase in infections and po...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10402930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37546149 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41412 |