Dual-Organ Transplantation in a Woman With Right Ventricular Failure Secondary to Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
oleh: Sabra C. Lewsey, MD, MPH, Kavita Sharma, MD, Ahmet Kilic, MD, Marc K. Halushka, MD, PhD, Joban Vaishnav, MD, Ilan S. Wittstein, MD, Harikrishna Tandri, MBBS, Hugh Calkins, MD, Cynthia A. James, SM, PhD, CGC, Nisha A. Gilotra, MD
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-01-01 |
Deskripsi
We report a case of a woman with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) who presented with severe right-sided heart failure and cardiac cirrhosis that mandated heart-liver transplantation. This case highlights an emerging sex-based difference in ARVC where female sex is associated with a higher risk of heart failure than in male patients with ARVC. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)