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- Thyagarajan Braghadheeswar
- Department of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center
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- Kumar Monisha Priyadarshini
- Madras Medical College
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- Sikachi Rutuja R
- Department of Anesthesiology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Center
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- Agrawal Abhinav
- Department of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center
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<p>Heart failure is one of the leading causes of death in developed nations. End stage heart failure often requires cardiac transplantation for survival. The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been one of the biggest evolvements in heart failure management often serving as bridge to transplant or destination therapy in advanced heart failure. Like any other medical device, LVAD is associated with complications with infections being reported in many patients. Endocarditis developing secondary to the placement of LVAD is not a frequent, serious and difficult to treat condition with high morbidity and mortality. Currently, there are few retrospective studies and case reports reporting the same. In our review, we found the most common cause of endocarditis in LVAD was due to bacteria. Both bacterial and fungal endocarditis were associated with high morbidity and mortality. In this review we will be discussing the risk factors, organisms involved, diagnostic tests, management strategies, complications, and outcomes in patients who developed endocarditis secondary to LVAD placement.</p>
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- Intractable & Rare Diseases Research
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Intractable & Rare Diseases Research 5 (3), 177-184, 2016
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- 21863644
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