Cardiac transplantation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with Sengers syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Sengers' syndrome is a rare condition consisting of congenital cataracts, mitochondrial myopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The syndrome is transmitted in an autosomal recessive pattern. Progressive cardiac failure is the cause of death in most patients. This report describes cardiac transplantation for the treatment of the cardiomyopathy associated with Sengers' syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Cataract
- Heart Transplantation
- Mitochondrial Myopathies