title: Comparisons of infection complications between continuous flow and pulsatile flow left ventricular assist devices.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Allison R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Schulman
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Christos
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Comas
authors.forename: Faisal H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Cheema
authors.forename: Tariq M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Naseem
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Katharine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Idrissi
authors.forename: Stephen H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D001810:Blood Volume; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D011673:Pulsatile Flow / Q000502:physiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome