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Successful orthotopic heart transplantation in a patient with Marfan syndrome
Author(s) -
Ogawa Yukihisa,
Choi Chun W,
Shudo Yasuhiro,
Woo YiPing Joseph
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14129
Subject(s) - medicine , marfan syndrome , heart transplantation , heart failure , transplantation , cardiology , surgery
Cardiovascular diseases represent the leading cause of mortality in patients with Marfan syndrome. Many treatments have been developed for patients with end‐stage heart failure, among which orthotopic heart transplantation remains the gold standard. We report a successful orthotopic heart transplantation for a Marfan syndrome patient in end‐stage heart failure.