The Inflammatory Response to Ventricular Assist Devices

The Inflammatory Response to Ventricular Assist Devices

The therapeutic use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) for end-stage heart failure (HF) patients who are ineligible for transplant has increased steadily in the last decade. In parallel, improvements in VAD design have reduced device size, cost, and device-related complications. These complication...

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Main Authors: Gemma Radley, Ina Laura Pieper, Sabrina Ali, Farah Bhatti, Catherine A. Thornton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
heart failure
ventricular assist devices
inflammation
cytokines
leukocytes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02651/full

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