Heart Transplantation for Early-Onset Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy Within 5 Months of Chemotherapy Completion
- Kaskinen, Anu K.
- Helle, Emmi
- Pihkala, Jaana
- Jahnukainen, Timo
- Kanerva, Jukka
- Mäyränpää, Mikko I.
- Lemström, Karl
- Mattila, Ilkka
- Ojala, Tiina
Publication date
November 2021
DOI Publisher
Elsevier Inc. Language
EnglishAbstract
A 9-year-old boy developed progressive anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy three months after completion of chemotherapy for osteosarcoma. Five months after completion of chemotherapy, at the age of 10 years, heart transplantation was performed. At 29 months since transplantation, the patient remains free of rejection and recurrence of osteosarcoma. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)Peer reviewe
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