GODAVA, Július, Jan KREJČÍ, Petr HUDE, Eva OZÁBALOVÁ, Tomáš HONEK, Petr NĚMEC, Michal TICHÝ, Marta PAŽOURKOVÁ and Lenka ŠPINAROVÁ. Invasive aspergillosis following the heart transplantation – A case report. Cor et Vasa. Brno: Česká kardiologická společnost, 2016, vol. 58, No 5, p. "e509"-"e512", 4 pp. ISSN 0010-8650. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crvasa.2015.12.002.
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Original name Invasive aspergillosis following the heart transplantation – A case report
Authors GODAVA, Július (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jan KREJČÍ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr HUDE (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Eva OZÁBALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Tomáš HONEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr NĚMEC (203 Czech Republic), Michal TICHÝ (203 Czech Republic), Marta PAŽOURKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Lenka ŠPINAROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Cor et Vasa, Brno, Česká kardiologická společnost, 2016, 0010-8650.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30201 Cardiac and Cardiovascular systems
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/16:00093455
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crvasa.2015.12.002
UT WoS 000410027900013
Keywords in English Heart transplantation; Invasive aspergillosis; Voriconazole
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
According to the ISHLT registry infectious complications are the leading cause of death in the first year after heart transplantation. Presented case report describes the fate of 63-year-old patient with heart failure due to coronary artery heart disease, which in March 2012, underwent a heart transplantation. In May comes with symptoms of respiratory infection. Diagnosed invasive aspergillus pneumonia, for which deployed specific treatment with voriconazole. For unsatisfactory effect enhanced by the addition of amphotericin B. Despite all the care patient a month after diagnosis dies of sepsis. A subsequent autopsy found the cause of death: abscessing necrotizing bronchopneumonia, but the surprise was the absence of fungal elements both by microscopy and cultivation.
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