Commentary: Left ventricular assist device infections and epidemiologic literature—still more work to be doneCentral Message

• J. Nathan Mynard, MD,
• Massimo Baudo, MD,
• Mohamed Rahouma, MD

Affiliations

J. Nathan Mynard, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

Massimo Baudo, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Mohamed Rahouma, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY; Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Address for reprints: Mohamed Rahouma, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 525 E 68th St, M-404, New York, NY 10065.