The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1632-1636.e2, June 2010

Infection after implantation of pulsatile mechanical circulatory support devices

  • William L. Holman, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: William L. Holman, MD, Room 719 ZRB, 703 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007.
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  • James K. Kirklin, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • David C. Naftel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Robert L. Kormos, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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  • Patricia Desvign-Nickens, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Rockville, Md
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  • Margarita T. Camacho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
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  • Deborah D. Ascheim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Received 29 September 2009; received in revised form 16 December 2009; accepted 2 January 2010. published online 05 April 2010.

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 Disclosures: Margarita T. Camacho reports fees and grant support from Thoratec.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00046-2

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.014

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1632-1636.e2, June 2010

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