Successful heart transplantation in a patient with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.

Successful heart transplantation in a patient with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec 01;: Authors: Feroe AG, Fiedler AG, D'Alessandro DA Abstract Our patient is a 45-year-old woman with a history of Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), vertebral artery dissection, stroke, prior atrial septal defect (ASD) repair, and spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection re-vascularized with coronary artery bypass grafting who progressed to end-stage heart failure. She was listed for cardiac transplantation and a suitable organ became available. She underwent heart transplantation over one year ago successfully. This is the first reported case of a successful heart transplantation in an individual with Loeys-Dietz syndrome. PMID: 30513314 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - December 1, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Feroe AG, Fiedler AG, D'Alessandro DA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research