IgM‐enriched immunoglobulin as adjuvant therapy for heart transplant after infection of left ventricular assist devices

Abstract Patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) with active infection of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are at high risk for postoperative infections. Between 2021 and 2022, five (P1–P5) of a total of n = 44 patients underwent HTx in our department while suffering from LVAD infectio...

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Main Authors: Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Charlotte Böttger, Hug Aubin, Ralf Westenfeld, Daniel Oehler, Raphael Romano Bruno, Hannan Dalyanoglu, Igor Tudorache, Payam Akhyari, Artur Lichtenberg, Udo Boeken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-10-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14074