Case report of heart transplantation for giant cell myocarditis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Solid-organ transplantation in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is controversial due to the risk for severe and recurrent infections. Determining transplantation candidacy in CVID patients is further complicated by the presence of CVID-related non-infectious complications that can reduce overall survival and also recur in the transplanted organ. Data regarding solid organ transplantation in patients with CVID are limited, particularly in heart transplantation.

Case summary

A 32-year-old female with CVID presented with new heart failure after 3 months of dyspnoea on exertion. Her echocardiogram showed severe global systolic dysfunction with an ejection fraction of approximately 10%, and her right heart catheterization revealed severe biventricu

SUBMITTER: Franzon TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664757 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature