Heart Transplantation for Finnish Type Familial Systemic Amyloidosis

Heart Transplantation for Finnish Type Familial Systemic Amyloidosis

A patient with Finnish type familial systemic amyloidosis associated with lattice corneal dystrophy (Meretoja's syndrome) underwent heart transplantation with uneventful postoperative course. Five years later the patient has mild chronic renal failure, normal cardiac allograft function and almo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal 1997, Vol.31 (6), p.357-359
Hauptverfasser: Fernández, Angel L., Herreros, Jesus M., Monzonis, Amparo M., Panizo, Angel
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
familial amyloidosis
heart transplantation
Meretoja's syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:A patient with Finnish type familial systemic amyloidosis associated with lattice corneal dystrophy (Meretoja's syndrome) underwent heart transplantation with uneventful postoperative course. Five years later the patient has mild chronic renal failure, normal cardiac allograft function and almost total bilateral blindness.
ISSN:1401-7431
1651-2006
DOI:10.3109/14017439709075953