Early heart transplant in a child with advanced lymphoma

Elaine R Morgan*, Elfriede Pahl

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Abstract

A child with advanced stage large cell lymphoma in remission developed overwhelming, irreversible anthracycline cardiac toxicity incompatible with life early in her treatment course. The medical complexities and ethical issues concerning a decision to proceed with orthotopic heart transplantation are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)509-512
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric transplantation
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2002

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Anthracyclines
Heart Transplantation
Ethics
Lymphoma
Transplants
Therapeutics
Cardiotoxicity

Keywords

  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Ethics
  • Heart transplantation
  • Lymphoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Transplantation

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Morgan, Elaine R ; Pahl, Elfriede. / Early heart transplant in a child with advanced lymphoma. In: Pediatric transplantation. 2002 ; Vol. 6, No. 6. pp. 509-512.
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Early heart transplant in a child with advanced lymphoma. / Morgan, Elaine R; Pahl, Elfriede.

In: Pediatric transplantation, Vol. 6, No. 6, 01.12.2002, p. 509-512.

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Morgan ER, Pahl E. Early heart transplant in a child with advanced lymphoma. Pediatric transplantation. 2002 Dec 1;6(6):509-512. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-3046.2002.02034.x

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