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Case Reports
. 2005 Aug;80(2):717-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.036.

Left ventricular assist device as destination therapy in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy

Sinan A Simsir  1 , Shu S Lin, Laura J Blue, John P Gockerman, Stuart D Russell, Carmelo A Milano
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Left ventricular assist device as destination therapy in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy

Sinan A Simsir et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Aug.

Abstract

Doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy is not uncommon and may progress to end-stage heart failure. Treatment of this condition with heart transplantation, however, requires that the primary malignancy be deemed "cured." We present the case of a 55- year-old woman who had doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The active status of her lymphoma precluded heart transplantation. She had end-stage heart failure and underwent the insertion of a left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy.

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