Cytomegalovirus reactivation in left ventricular assist device patients: case series and literature review.

Mostafa M AbohelwaMona Ali HassanJad Zahnan Pierre SfeirAline El ZakhemHadi Skouri

Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)

This case series and literature review highlight the epidemiology, incidence, and management of CMV reactivation among LVAD patients. Awareness about this clinical entity should be raised, especially with the increase of LVAD surgeries.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
left ventricular assist device
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
risk factors
case report
epstein barr virus
patient reported
diffuse large b cell lymphoma