Epidemiology of infection in Mechanical Circulatory Support: a Global Analysis from the IMACS registry.

Despite advances in device technology and treatment strategies infection remains a major cause of adverse events (AE) in mechanical circulatory support (MCS) patients. To characterize the epidemiology of MCS infection we examined the type, location, and timing of infection in the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry (ISHLT) for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (IMACS) over 3 years, 2013-2015.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - January 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Margaret M Hannan, Rongbing Xie, Jennifer Cowger, Stephan Schueler, Theo de By, Anne I Dipchand, Vivian H Chu, Ryan S Cantor, Christine E. Koval, Thomas Krabatsch, Christopher S Hayward, Takeshi Nakatani, James K Kirklin Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research