Heart transplantation in patients with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy: case reports.
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is an hereditary syndrome characterized by slow but progressive locomotor involvement and cardiomyopathy. Cardiac impairment is often the life-limiting feature of the illness. Only a few cases of cardiac transplantation have been reported previously in muscular dystrophy, and only 4 cases of end-stage disease due to EDMD have been treated previously with heart transplantation. Herein we have reported our experince with 2 consecutive patients who underwent heart transplantation for EDMD cardiomyopathy.
Dell'Amore
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Heart and Lung Transplantation Program, S. Orsola-Malpighi University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. dellamore76@libero.it
Botta
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L
Martin Suarez
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S
Lo Forte
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A
Mikus
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E
Camurri
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Ortelli
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L
Arpesella
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G
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020389:Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss / Q000150:complications*