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MYOPERICARDITIS IN THE SETTING OF CLASSIC ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE (GVHD): A RARE COMPLICATION

Authors :
Rohit Malhotra
Summer Aldrugh
Seth T. Dahlberg
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:2726
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2019.

Abstract

Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD) is a serious complication of allogenic stem cell transplant (SCT). Although cardiac involvement is rare, outcomes are poor with mortality as high as 43%. A 25 yo male with ALL status post Hyper-CVAD (cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Adriamycin, Dexamethasone) and SCT

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
73
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........bc635ee96303a22d7a3833d6314b13f3
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(19)33332-7