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Adverse Drug Reactions
Research from University of Regensburg has provided new information about adverse drug reactions
May 13th, 2008
According to a study from Regensburg, Germany, "The application of axial-flow pumps in patients with end-stage heart failure reveals a significantly reduced infectious complication rate as compared with rates observed with pulsatile devices. The remaining adverse event rate relates mainly to thromboembolic complications with neurologic consequences." "We investigated the dependence of the neurologic adverse event rate on the length of the inflow cannula. A total of 216 consecutive patients with an axial-flow pump (INCOR; Berlin Heart GmbH, Berlin, Germany) were included in a retrospective multi-center analysis. In 138 patients, a short inflow cannula (24-mm tip length into...
Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2008-05-13)
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