title: Cardiac transplantation: a temporary solution for Friedreich's ataxia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Tara Leanne
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Sedlak
authors.forename: Mann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandavimol
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Straatman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000150:complications; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors