No Association between Clinical Periodontal Conditions and Microbiological Findings on Driveline of Patients with Left-Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD)

• Main Authors: Gerhard Schmalz (Author), Sven-Paul Zöbisch (Author), Jens Garbade (Author), Josephine Rast (Author), Mirjam Eisner (Author), Justus Wagner (Author), Tanja Kottmann (Author), Christian Binner (Author), Sandra Eifert (Author), Dirk Ziebolz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate whether there would be an association between periodontal disease parameters and positive bacterial findings at the driveline of patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Patients with an LVAD, who underwent a full oral and microbio...