Over half of the nearly two million healthcare-associated infections can be attributed to
indwelling medical devices. In this review, we highlight the difficulty in diagnosing …

Heart failure (HF) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Heart transplantation
(HT) is a life-saving procedure for patients with advanced heart failure, but availability is …

In 2009, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) recognized the
importance of infectionrelated morbidity and mortality in patients using ventricular assist …

The field of cardiothoracic transplantation (CT) has evolved significantly, but infections
remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly fungal infections (FIs). The …

BACKGROUND: Although continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support has
become standard therapy, the complexities of device and patient management remain a …

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are becoming a more frequent life-support
intervention. Gaining an understanding of risk factors for infection and management …

Introduction End stage heart failure is associated with high mortality. However, recent
developments such as the ventricular assist device (VAD) have improved patient outcomes …

BACKGROUND Despite advances in device technology and treatment strategies, infection
remains a major cause of adverse events (AEs) in mechanical circulatory support (MCS) …

Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) will undoubtedly have an increasing role due to the
aging population, anticipated concomitant increase in the prevalence of end-stage heart …

With the rising prevalence of heart disease in the United States, there is increasing reliance
on durable mechanical circulatory support (MCS) to treat patients with end-stage heart …