Cytomegalovirus reactivation and colitis after left ventricular assist device placement.

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.
Authors	Uriel Sandkovsky, 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
Journal	International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (Int J Infect Dis) Vol. 17 Issue 5 Pg. e348-51 (May 2013) ISSN: 1878-3511 [Electronic] Canada
PMID	23313155 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright	Copyright © 2013 International Society for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Topics	Cardiac Surgical Procedures (adverse effects) Colitis (virology) Cytomegalovirus (physiology) Cytomegalovirus Infections (diagnosis, virology) Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (diagnosis, virology) Heart Failure (surgery) Heart-Assist Devices Humans Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Virus Activation

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