Quantitative Changes In T-Cell Populations After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation : Relationship to T-Cell Apoptosis and Soluble CD95

Abstract

These results suggest that the reduction in CD4 T-cell levels accompanying LVAD implantation is a consequence of an augmented pathway of CD95-mediated apoptosis. The clinical consequences of these abnormalities may include increased prevalence of systemic infections.