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Heart transplantation following myocardial infarction due to Takayasu's arteritis
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Heart transplantation following myocardial infarction due to Takayasu's arteritis

Angela McBrien, Massimo Griselli, Mark Friswell, Asif Hasan and Richard Kirk
Pediatric transplantation, Vol.16(7), pp.E291-E295
11/2012
PMID: 22118423

Abstract

Adolescent Aortitis - pathology Coronary Angiography - methods Coronary Artery Bypass Coronary Vessels - pathology Electrocardiography - methods Female Heart Transplantation - methods Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - pharmacology Inflammation Myocardial Infarction - therapy Shock, Cardiogenic - therapy Takayasu Arteritis - complications Takayasu Arteritis - therapy Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
We report a 14-yr-old girl who presented with cardiogenic shock because of compression of the left main coronary artery secondary to Takayasu's arteritis. The patient required cardiac transplantation with hemi-arch replacement at the time of transplant because of ascending aortitis. To our knowledge, this is the first case of cardiac transplantation in Takayasu's arteritis to be reported in the literature.

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