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Cardiac transplantation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with Sengers syndrome.

Abstract
Sengers' syndrome is a rare condition consisting of congenital cataracts, mitochondrial myopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The syndrome is transmitted in an autosomal recessive pattern. Progressive cardiac failure is the cause of death in most patients. This report describes cardiac transplantation for the treatment of the cardiomyopathy associated with Sengers' syndrome.
AuthorsR C Robbins, D Bernstein, G J Berry, K P VanMeurs, L R Frankel, B A Reitz
JournalThe Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 60 Issue 5 Pg. 1425-7 (Nov 1995) ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands
PMID8526648 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic (congenital, diagnosis, surgery)
  • Cataract (congenital)
  • Child
  • Female
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Mitochondrial Myopathies (congenital)
  • Syndrome

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