Literature DB >> 12100911

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

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

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.

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Year:  2002        PMID： 12100911     DOI： 10.1016/s1053-2498(01)00393-x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Heart Lung Transplant        ISSN： 1053-2498            Impact factor:   10.247


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Authors:  Josef Finsterer; Linda Cripe
Journal:  Nat Rev Cardiol       Date:  2014-01-14       Impact factor: 32.419

Review 2.  Cardiac involvement in Becker muscular dystrophy.

Authors:  Josef Finsterer; Claudia Stöllberger
Journal:  Can J Cardiol       Date:  2008-10       Impact factor: 5.223

Review 3.  X-Linked Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Cardiospecific Phenotype of Dystrophinopathy.

Authors:  Akinori Nakamura
Journal:  Pharmaceuticals (Basel)       Date:  2015-06-09

4.  Dystrophinopathy presenting with arrhythmia in an asymptomatic 34-year-old man: a case report.

Authors:  Seth E Wakefield; Elliot L Dimberg; Steven A Moore; Brian S Tseng
Journal:  J Med Case Rep       Date:  2009-07-24
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