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

Transplant Proc. 2007 Dec;39(10):3538-40. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.06.076.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

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