Mycobacterium chimaera left ventricular assist device infections.
Leora B BalsamEddie LouieFred HillJamie LevineMichael S PhillipsPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2017)
A global outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections after cardiac surgery has recently been linked to bioaerosols from contaminated heater-cooler units. The majority of cases have occurred after valvular surgery or aortic graft surgery and nearly half have resulted in death. To date, infections in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have not been characterized in the literature. We report two cases of device-associated M. chimaera infection in patients with continuous-flow LVADs and describe challenges related to diagnosis and management in this population.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- minimally invasive
- left ventricular assist device
- coronary artery bypass
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- aortic valve
- systematic review
- heart failure
- heavy metals
- acute myocardial infarction
- surgical site infection
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- drinking water
- pulmonary artery
- mitral valve
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- risk assessment
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- aortic dissection