Heart transplantation in a patient with a left ventricular assist device and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a patient who underwent implantation of a DeBakey left-ventricular assist device and developed a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus drive line infection on postoperative day 304. The patient was forwarded to urgent heart transplantation with a successful outcome.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Staphylococcal Infections