Hernandez Jarelys M, Huff Mallorie, Nlandu Zola, Vekariya Bhavesh, Torres Jeniffer
Infectious Diseases, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
Infectious Diseases, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, USA.
Cureus. 2021 Jun 17;13(6):e15718. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15718. eCollection 2021 Jun.
The limited availability of donor organs worldwide, has provoked a surge in the need for implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) mainly as a bridge to heart transplantation or destination therapy. The rate of complications from LVAD use is also increasing, impacting morbidity, mortality, and costs. LVAD infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are exceedingly rare, yet very difficult to treat. Here we present three cases of LVAD infections. To our knowledge, only two other cases have been documented.
全球范围内供体器官的供应有限，引发了对可植入式左心室辅助装置（LVAD）的需求激增，主要作为心脏移植的桥梁或终末期治疗手段。LVAD使用的并发症发生率也在上升，影响发病率、死亡率和成本。非结核分枝杆菌（NTM）引起的LVAD感染极为罕见，但治疗非常困难。在此，我们报告三例LVAD感染病例。据我们所知，仅有另外两例病例有记录。
