title: Orthotopic cardiac transplantation in two patients with previous malignancy.
abstract: This report presents 2 patients with previous malignancy in whom congestive cardiomyopathy developed secondary to doxorubicin toxicity. Both patients underwent orthotopic cardiac transplantation 3 and 5 years ago and are now in functional class I with no evidence of malignant recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hinkamp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bakhos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grieco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pifarré
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin