| Literature DB >> 23313155 |
Uriel Sandkovsky1, Diana F Florescu, John Y Um, Eugenia Raichlin, Brian D Lowes, Matthew Kapalis, Alexander Hewlett, Kim F Duncan, Timothy Ryan, Dominick Dimaio, Whitney Wedel, Andre C Kalil.
Abstract
We describe two patients who developed gastrointestinal bleeding due to cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis after placement of a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD). We aim to raise awareness of CMV colitis as a possible cause of gastrointestinal bleeding after LVAD placement and discuss potential mechanisms for CMV reactivation and areas for future research.Entities:
Mesh：
Year: 2013 PMID： 23313155 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.11.029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Infect Dis ISSN： 1201-9712 Impact factor: 3.623