Heart-lung transplantation in a 14-year-old boy with Alström syndrome

Heidi Goerler; Gregor Warnecke; Michael Winterhalter; Carsten Müller; Manfred Ballmann; Armin Wessel; Axel Haverich; Martin Strüber; Andre Simon

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2007.08.007

Heart-lung transplantation in a 14-year-old boy with Alström syndrome

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Nov;26(11):1217-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.08.007.

Authors

Heidi Goerler¹, Gregor Warnecke, Michael Winterhalter, Carsten Müller, Manfred Ballmann, Armin Wessel, Axel Haverich, Martin Strüber, Andre Simon

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 18022092
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.08.007

Abstract

We present a 14-year-old boy who suffered from progressive biventricular cardiac failure and secondary pulmonary artery hypertension associated with the rarely seen Alström syndrome. The boy underwent successful heart-lung transplantation. We conclude from this report that heart-lung transplantation in patients with Alström syndrome is a viable therapeutic option in select cases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications*
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / genetics
Deafness / complications
Deafness / genetics
Heart Failure / etiology*
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart-Lung Transplantation*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
Hypertension, Pulmonary / surgery*
Male
Obesity / complications
Obesity / genetics
Retinal Degeneration / complications
Retinal Degeneration / genetics
Syndrome