Heart transplantation in patients with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy: case reports.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: A Dell'Amore, L Botta, S Martin Suarez, A Lo Forte, E Mikus, N Camurri, L Ortelli, G Arpesella
• Journal: Transplantation proceedings (Transplant Proc) Vol. 39 Issue 10 Pg. 3538-40 (Dec 2007) ISSN: 0041-1345 [Print] United States
• PMID: 18089432 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Cardiomyopathies (etiology, surgery)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Heart Transplantation
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss (complications)