Successful bridge to transplantation in a patient with Becker muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy

P Leprince; F Heloire; B Eymard; P Léger; D Duboc; A Pavie

doi:10.1016/s1053-2498(01)00393-x

Successful bridge to transplantation in a patient with Becker muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Jul;21(7):822-4. doi: 10.1016/s1053-2498(01)00393-x.

Authors

P Leprince¹, F Heloire, B Eymard, P Léger, D Duboc, A Pavie

Affiliation

¹ Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France. [email protected]

PMID: 12100911
DOI: 10.1016/s1053-2498(01)00393-x

Abstract

A 28-year-old male patient diagnosed with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD)-associated cardiomyopathy was successfully bridged to transplantation with the Cardiowest total artificial heart. Dramatic improvement of muscular functional status occurred following transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiomyopathies / complications*
Cardiomyopathies / therapy*
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Failure / therapy
Heart Transplantation*
Heart, Artificial*
Humans
Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology
Ischemic Attack, Transient / therapy
Male
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / complications*
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / rehabilitation
Treatment Outcome