Infection calls for thrombosis: Fact or superstition?

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ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, cilt.47, sa.3, ss.459-461, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/aor.14383
  • Dergi Adı: ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.459-461
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Despite all the efforts, pump thrombosis and thromboembolic complications still remain among the most dreadful complications after long-term ventricular assist device implantation. There is growing evidence that infections, especially blood stream infections predispose to a prothrombotic state despite anticoagulation, and frequently leads to thrombosis and/or embolic events as a consequence. In this short comment, the article by Bouzas et al with heterodox, if not unsettling, conclusions is discussed.