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Late sequelae of left ventricular assist device infection presenting after heart transplant.

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Citation: Transplant Infectious Disease. 18(3):453-456, 2016 JunPMID: 27038417Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Medicine/Infectious Diseases | Medicine/Internal MedicineForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Case ReportsSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2016 Local holdings: Available online through MWHC library: 2007-2008, Available in print through MWHC library: 2000 - 2006ISSN:

1398-2273

Name of journal: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyAbstract: Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.The long-term use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) is becoming more common among the end-stage heart failure population. At the time of heart transplantation, most of the LVAD is removed, but some of its components might be retained. Retained LVAD prosthetic material can lead to serious infection post heart transplant. We report 4 such cases. Our goal is to highlight the importance of complete prosthetic material removal at the time of cardiac transplant to prevent late-onset infection, especially in patients with preceding infection, but also in patients without evidence of LVAD infection prior to orthotopic heart transplantation.All authors: Dulanto Chiang A, Narsana N, Ruiz MEFiscal year: FY2016Digital Object Identifier:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tid.12535

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ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8040-9620

Date added to catalog: 2017-05-24

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Journal Article	MedStar Authors Catalog	Article	27038417	Available		27038417

Available online through MWHC library: 2007-2008, Available in print through MWHC library: 2000 - 2006

The long-term use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) is becoming more common among the end-stage heart failure population. At the time of heart transplantation, most of the LVAD is removed, but some of its components might be retained. Retained LVAD prosthetic material can lead to serious infection post heart transplant. We report 4 such cases. Our goal is to highlight the importance of complete prosthetic material removal at the time of cardiac transplant to prevent late-onset infection, especially in patients with preceding infection, but also in patients without evidence of LVAD infection prior to orthotopic heart transplantation.

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