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A “Cat”‐astrophic Case of Bartonella henselae infective endocarditis followed by cardiac transplantation salvage therapy
Author(s) -
Kuan William,
Dulnuan Kenneth,
Guglin Maya E.,
El Haddad Hanine,
Kolodziej Andrew R.,
Leventhal Andrew,
Rajagopalan Navin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13179
Subject(s) - medicine , bartonella henselae , endocarditis , heart transplantation , bartonella , infective endocarditis , transplantation , salvage therapy , heart failure , surgery , chemotherapy , virology , immunology , serology , antibody
To our knowledge, no cases of Bartonella henselae endocarditis leading to subsequent heart transplantation salvage therapy have been published. We present a case of a 29‐year‐old man with cat‐inflicted B henselae endocarditis and concurrent worsening heart failure, who then underwent successful heart transplantation 50 days following diagnosis. Treatment and monitoring strategies used in this patient are discussed. Furthermore, we review literature related to heart transplantation salvage therapy for endocarditis due to other intracellular pathogens.