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. 2024 Oct 1;11:1430560. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1430560

Table 3.

Complications during follow-up in matched left ventricular assist device patients.

Parameter Number of patients Number of events Events per 100 patient-years
Driveline infection 75 175 52.7
Pump pocket infection 1 1 0.3
Bloodstream infection/sepsis 54 75 22.6
Pump thrombosis 18 44 13.3
Device malfunction 30 64 19.3
Right heart failure 35 44 13.3
Stroke 42 59 17.8
Major bleeding 60 125 37.7
Gastrointestinal bleeding 18 24 7.2