Five-year complications following LVAD implantation
| Complication | Not including index admission | Including index admission | ||
| Number (number of deaths if stroke) | Rate as % | Number (number of deaths if stroke) | Rate as % | |
| Haemorrhagic stroke | 5 (3) | 3.2 | 11 (8) | 7.0 |
| Cerebral infarction | 13 (5) | 8.3 | 22 (11) | 14.0 |
| Haemorrhagic stroke or cerebral infarction* | 17 (8) | 10.8 | 32 (19) | 20.4 |
| Any stroke (ICD-10 I60-I64) | 24 (14) | 15.3 | 41 (27) | 26.1 |
| Infection from device | 33 | 21.0 | 37 | 23.6 |
| New LVAD implanted | 21 | 13.4 | 21 | 13.4 |
*One additional patient had an admission with ICD-10 I64X (stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction).
LVAD, left ventricular assist device.