ATGL Deficiency-Induced Triglyceride Deposit Cardiomyovasculopathy Requiring Heart Transplant

ATGL Deficiency-Induced Triglyceride Deposit Cardiomyovasculopathy Requiring Heart Transplant

A young man presented with syncope. He was diagnosed with triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy and skeletal myopathy secondary to adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) deficiency. Despite optimal medical therapy, he required heart transplantation to treat his heart failure. Five years post-transp...

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Main Authors: Prina Rajani, MBBS, Jan Lukas Robertus, PhD, Joyce Wong, PhD, Tessa Homfray, MBBS, Fernando Riesgo Gil, MD, Mayooran Shanmuganathan, MBBS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
cardiac magnetic resonance
cardiac transplant
cardiomyopathy
chronic heart failure
genetic disorders
lipid metabolism disorders
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920303478

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