Abstract
Sudden death after pediatric cardiac transplant is a rare and devastating event. We report the case of a young girl who died suddenly with an unexplained persistent peripheral blood eosinophilia after cardiac transplantation.
Copyright © 2011 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Child, Preschool
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac
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Eosinophilia / complications
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Eosinophilia / diagnosis*
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Eosinophilia / pathology
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Graft Rejection / etiology
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Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
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Heart Transplantation*
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Humans
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Myocarditis / complications
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Myocarditis / diagnosis
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Myocarditis / pathology
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Postoperative Complications*