Yuichiro Kishimoto, Yasushi Yoshikawa, Takeshi Onohara, Kunitaka Kumagai, Yuki Sakaguchi, Naoki Sumi, Nozomi Kishimoto, Yosuke Ikeda, Yuki Yoshikawa, Kazuma Yamane, Motonobu Nishimura
Driveline infection in patients with implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) remains common and crucial. Once a driveline exit-site infection reaches the LVAD component, radical treatment such as LVAD exchange may become necessary, although the clinical results are unsatisfactory. The Jarvik 2000 device, which utilizes a postauricular cable, allows the driveline to exit the body behind the ear (postauricular) instead of through an abdominal site. Here, we report the case of a patient who had awaited heart transplantation for more than 6 years and had a critical driveline infection that almost reached the LVAD pump...
August 2023: Yonago Acta Medica