Nonischemic cardiomyopathy after orthotopic liver transplantation: a report of three cases and a review of the literature.
In 2002 there were more than 5,000 liver transplantations performed in the United States. As of February 2004 there were more than 17,000 registrations for liver transplantation. As more organs are transplanted and surgical techniques improve, unique causes of morbidity and mortality will become apparent. We describe three cases of postoperative nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy in patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), one of whom underwent diagnostic myocardial biopsy. This paper will discuss the three patients, including biopsy results, and briefly review the relevant literature.
Stewart
Kenneth S
KS
Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
Rhim
Chun H
CH
Bahrain
Michelle L
ML
Ashkezari
Zahra D
ZD
Ozdemirli
Metin
M
Fishbein
Thomas M
TM
Johnson
Lynt B
LB
Lu
Amy D
AD
Plotkin
Jeffrey S
JS
D001706:Biopsy; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous