DESPERATE TIMES REQUIRE DESPERATE MEASURES: A PATIENT PRESENTING WITH LEG PAIN
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32854-2
Abstract: Patients with critical limb ischemia have a high risk of limb loss, increased mortality rates and decreased quality of life. A 54 years old male with history of type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, end stage… read more here.
Keywords: times require; desperate times; desperate measures; patient presenting ... See more keywords
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Bridging to Transplant in the Face of Central Device Infection
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DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001852
Abstract: Patients with durable left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) that develop central device infections can prove prohibitively challenging to treat and may require device explant for source control. In bridge to transplant (BTT) LVAD patients, the… read more here.
Keywords: desperate times; infection; status; central device ... See more keywords