SUCCESSFUL HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN A PATIENT WITH HEART FAILURE AND
PERSISTING Q FEVER.
- Marcel van t Veer,
- Luuk Otterspoor,
- Marieke de Regt,
- Jola Evens,
- Kathinka Peels,
- Nicolaas de Jonge
Marcel van t Veer
Catharina Hospital
Corresponding Author:marcel.vh.veer@cze.nl
Author ProfileAbstract
Active infection is generally considered a contraindication for heart
transplantation. The rare combination of a patient with an active
Coxiella burnetii infection and a congenital corrected transposition of
the great arteries requiring heart transplantation imposes challenging
treatment decisions. We present a case of a patient with end stage heart
failure requiring heart transplantation who developed chronic Q-fever
and endocarditis.
