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[Heart transplantation in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis]
C Camacho Vázquez1, L Alonso Pulpón, C Maicas Bellido
1Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid.
Revista Espanola De Cardiologia
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
A 56 year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. She developed progressive heart failure that was refractory to conventional medical management. Heart transplantation was performed bearing in mind the controversy that surrounds its use in patients with a systemic disease. Transplant and rheumatoid arthritis were favorable at 33 month evolution. The immunosuppressive therapy required for the transplant helped the control of her articular disease.