Cardiac transplantation: a temporary solution for Friedreich's ataxia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy.
J Heart Lung Transplant
; 23(11): 1304-6, 2004 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-15539131
ABSTRACT
Friedreich's ataxia is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease. We report the case of a 34-year-old man with Friedreich's ataxia and dilated cardiomyopathy who underwent successful cardiac transplantation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a heart transplantation for Friedreich's ataxia dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cardiomiopatia Dilatada
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Transplante de Coração
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article