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Driveline Infections in Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Implications for Destination Therapy

Vikas Sharma, Salil V. Deo, John M. Stulak, Lucian A. Durham, Richard C. Daly, Soon J. Park, Larry M. Baddour, K. N. Mehra, Lyle D. Joyce

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2012 · 104 citations · 21 references

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Long-Term Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device for End-Stage Heart Failure

Eric A. Rose, Annetine C. Gelijns, Alan J. Moskowitz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2001 · 4K citations

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The Fourth INTERMACS Annual Report: 4,000 implants and counting

James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Robert L. Kormos et al. · The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation · 2012 · 395 citations

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Working formulation for the standardization of definitions of infections in patients using ventricular assist devices

Margaret M. Hannan, Shahid Husain, Frauke Mattner et al. · The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation · 2011 · 370 citations

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Infectious Complications in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device: Etiology and Outcomes in the Continuous-Flow Era

Veli K. Topkara, Sreekanth Kondareddy, Fardina Malik et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2010 · 280 citations · Full text

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Late-Onset Driveline Infections: The Achilles’ Heel of Prolonged Left Ventricular Assist Device Support

Andreas Zierer, Spencer J. Melby, Rochus K. Voeller et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2007 · 207 citations

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