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Three cases of orthotopic heart transplantation for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

Abstract
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a cardiomyopathy that primarily affects the heart muscle in the right ventricle. The ventricular muscle is replaced by fatty or fibrous tissue in a diffuse or spotty process. We performed orthotopic heart transplantations in 3 patients and all patients are alive. When ARVC has progressed to heart failure in the right or left ventricles, orthotopic heart transplantation is an effective therapeutic option.
AuthorsMasataka Yoda, Kazutomo Minami, Dirk Fritzsche, Gero Tendrich, Sebastian Schulte-Eistrup, Reiner Koerfer
JournalThe Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 80 Issue 6 Pg. 2358-60 (Dec 2005) ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID16305911 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (surgery)
  • Female
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

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