The Impact of Hypogammaglobulinemia on Infection Outcome in Patients Undergoing Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Infection is a major comorbidity after ventricular assist device (VAD) placement. Defects in cellular immunity have been reported after VAD placement. However, to our knowledge, quantitative immunoglobulin G (IgG) level determination and the impact of hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) on infections after...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of heart and lung transplantation 2006-07, Vol.25 (7), p.820-824
Hauptverfasser:	Yamani, Mohamad H., Chuang, Hsuan-Hung, Ozduran, Volkan, Avery, Robin K., Mawhorter, Steven D., Cook, Daniel J., Zilka, Cathy, Zeroske, Kimberly, Buda, Tiffany, Hobbs, Robert E., Taylor, David O., Smedira, Nicholas G., Starling, Randall C.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Agammaglobulinemia - complications Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Bacterial Infections - epidemiology Bacterial Infections - etiology Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Cytomegalovirus Infections - epidemiology Cytomegalovirus Infections - etiology Disease Susceptibility Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care Female Graft Rejection - epidemiology Heart Transplantation Heart-Assist Devices - adverse effects Humans Incidence Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Risk Assessment Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Survival Analysis Viremia - epidemiology Viremia - etiology
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