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The Role of Computed Tomography in Predicting Left Ventricular Assist Device Infectious Complications

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to identify early computed tomography findings around the driveline which would predict mediastinal or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) pocket abscess formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 128 LVAD recipients between...

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Autores principales: Gomez, Carrie K, Schiffman, Scott R, Hobbs, Susan K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833783
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.192835