Implications of Causes of Intracranial Hemorrhage During Left Ventricular Assist Device Support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a frequent complication in patients with an implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for advanced heart failure. Bloodstream infection is known to be associated with ICH in patients with LVAD, but its effects on ICH-associated mortality are unknown. We compared characteristics and mortality of infection-associated, traumatic, and spontaneous hemorrhages.

Methods

Patients in an LVAD registry at a tertiary care center were reviewed for this cohort study. ICH included intraparenchymal hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and subdural hemorrhage. Hemorrhages were categorized into infectious, traumatic, and spontaneous by the presence or absence of concurrent device-associated infection or antecedent trauma.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Shoskes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9439713 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature