Incidence and Impact of Severe LVAD-related Infections Requiring Surgical Treatment in Obesity Patients on Long-term HeartMate II and HeartWare Support

Device infections still remains a frequent complication after continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) implantation. Although obesity has been demonstrated to be a significant risk factor for mortality in patients undergoing heart transplantation, there is a paucity of data on the effect of obesity on outcomes in patients undergoing CF-LVAD implantation. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of obesity on outcomes after CF-LVAD implantation.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: C. Kurihara, M. Kawabori, A. Critsinelis, T. Sugiura, A.B. Civitello, L. Simpson, J.K. George, R.M. Delgado, A.P. Nair, G. Loor, T.K. Rosengart, O.H. Frazier, J.A. Morgan Source Type: research