A Cardiac Graft from a Donor with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis—A Case Report

Abstract

Organ shortage unavoidably leads to shifting strategies in modern transplantation medicine. Experiences with specific comorbidities in terms of organ transplantation therefore have to be made. We report a case of a 51-year-old male patient with successful orthotopic heart transplantation from a donor with granulomatosis with polyangiitis. After a good recovery, the patient was discharged to rehabilitation 2 months after transplantation.

Keywords

systemic - transplantation - heart - heart failure

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