Heart transplantation for end-stage heart failure combined with Q fever isolated to the heart: a case report.

Marcel van 't VeerLuuk C Otterspoor Marieke de RegtKathinka PeelsJola EvensAryan VinkNicolaas de Jonge

Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)

In case of a patient with end-stage heart failure and chronic Q fever, a combined treatment with PCR-/antibody monitored antibiotics and heart transplantation can cure both conditions.

Keyphrases

heart failure
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
acute heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
case report
combination therapy