Heart transplantation during active infective endocarditis: case report and review of the literature.

Abstract:

:Bacterial infections are a contraindication to organ transplantation, but infective endocarditis may require heart transplantation when otherwise untreatable. We describe a heart transplant patient with cardiomyopathy and ongoing defibrillator endocarditis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis. An initial attempt at percutaneous extraction of the 5 implanted leads was unable to eradicate the infection and was complicated by severe decompensation, requiring a new implant for biventricular pacing. Despite continuing bactericidal treatment, the patient showed persistent infection on the implanted leads with further hemodynamic deterioration. The decision was therefore made to list the patient for heart transplantation. The procedure was successful in removing all of the hardware. No recurrence of infection was observed despite persistence of large vegetations on the removed defibrillator leads. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course, remaining free of symptoms with negative blood cultures at 3 months' follow-up. Our experience showed that active infection of defibrillator leads may not represent an absolute contraindication to heart transplantation when all other medical and surgical treatments have been proven to be ineffective.

journal_name

Transplant Proc

authors

Durante-Mangoni E,Casillo R,Pinto D,Caianiello C,Albisinni R,Caprioli V,Maiello C,Utili R

doi

10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.09.095

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-01-01 00:00:00

pages

304-6

issue

1

eissn

0041-1345

issn

1873-2623

pii

S0041-1345(10)01515-0

journal_volume

43

pub_type

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