title: Neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy in heart donors.
abstract: Cardiac transplantation is severely restricted by donor availability. Left ventricular dysfunction due to neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy is often seen during donor evaluation and often presents a clinical dilemma for procurement. We report a case of a 23-year-old man with severe left ventricular dysfunction whose heart was successfully procured for transplantation. The brief case report is followed by an extensive review of neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy as well as donor evaluation for cardiac transplantation in the setting of such cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, University of Illinois Hospitals and Health Sciences System, Chicago and Oak Lawn, Illinois. Electronic address: burhanm@uic.edu.
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mohamedali
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, University of Illinois Hospitals and Health Sciences System, Chicago and Oak Lawn, Illinois.
authors.forename: Geetha
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, University of Illinois Hospitals and Health Sciences System, Chicago and Oak Lawn, Illinois.
authors.forename: Antone
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tatooles
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, University of Illinois Hospitals and Health Sciences System, Chicago and Oak Lawn, Illinois.
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zelinger
mesh_terms: D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014019:Tissue Donors; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy; cardiac transplant; donor evaluation; heart transplant