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

作者信息

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

机构信息

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

出版信息

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

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.