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Cardiac transplantation in a 14‐yr‐old patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy
Author(s) -
Schmauss D.,
Sodian R.,
Klopstock T.,
Deutsch M. A.,
Kaczmarek I.,
Roemer U.,
Reichart B.,
Daebritz S. H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00719.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mitochondrial encephalomyopathy , heart transplantation , transplantation , cardiomyopathy , heart failure , heart disease , cardiology , surgery , mitochondrial dna , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
We report a rare case of a successful cardiac transplantation in a patient suffering from cardiomyopathy and complex mitochondrial disease. The patient presented with severe heart failure and malignant ventricular arrhythmias requiring implantation of a defibrillator and advanced medical treatment. The patient was listed for urgent heart transplantation and received a donor heart after 36 days. One yr post‐operatively, the patient has completely recovered.