Journal article
Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm in a Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient: A Complication to Avoid
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.12(12), e12401
12/31/2020
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12401
PMCID: PMC7847280
PMID: 33537179
Abstract
In the current era of the increasing use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as a bridge to transplant or destination therapy, early diagnosis and therapy of complications are imperative to provide a better quality of life and improve outcomes. This case illustrates how superficial infections can lead to drastic complications in the setting of LVADs. The lack of signs and symptoms of systemic inflammatory response could be explained by cellular immunity impairment in patients on LVAD support. The formation of aneurysms is enhanced in the LVAD population due to altered hemodynamic physiology. It is possible that the combination of impaired cellular immunity and altered hemodynamics of the present-day continuous flow LVADS increases the risk of mycotic aneurysm formation and rupture in patients infected with less virulent organisms.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm in a Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient: A Complication to Avoid
- Creators
- Pavida Pachariyanon - Texas Tech UniversityArunee T. Motes - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterNandini Nair - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.12(12), e12401
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.7759/cureus.12401
- PMID
- 33537179
- PMCID
- PMC7847280
- ISSN
- 2168-8184
- eISSN
- 2168-8184
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/31/2020
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984696559402771
Metrics
3 Record Views