Heart transplantation and chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a successful case at 2 years of follow-up.
In June 2000, we successfully performed an orthotopic cardiac transplant in a 52-year-old man who, together with a B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (Binet Stage A, Rai Stage 1), also had end-stage dilated idiopathic myocardiopathy. We describe his case and the 2 years of cancer-free follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a heart transplant in this setting.
Manito
Nicolas
N
Heart Transplant Unit, Bellvitge Hospital, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. nml@csub.scs.es
Kaplinsky
Edgardo
E
Roca
Josep
J
Fernandez de Sevilla
Alberto
A
Castells
Eduardo
E
Esplugas
Enrique
E
D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged