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Laura Hastenteufel1, Marcelo Basso Gazzana2, Nadine Clausell1
1Heart Transplant Program, Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Abstract:
Transplant candidates are at increased risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB), and its diagnosis and treatment may be especially challenging. Although screening and treatment for TB are recommended in heart transplant candidates, there is lack of evidence on how to manage active TB infection in this scenario. Herein, we report challenges of performing a heart transplant in a 69-year-old patient with progressive heart failure and active, symptomatic TB infection. We aimed to emphasize the importance of proper screening of TB in solid organ transplant candidates, as well as to suggest that, in selected patients, it may be safe to proceed with transplant after an initial period of treatment with antituberculous agents.
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