Heart transplantation in rapidly progressive end-stage heart failure associated with celiac disease.

BARRIO JP; CURA G; RAMALLO G; DIEZ M; VIGLIANO CA; KATUS HA; MERELES D

BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LONDRES

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Lugar: Londres; Año: 2011 vol. 2011 p. 1 - 3

Celiac disease is characterised by chronic immune-mediated malabsorption in genetically susceptible individuals induced by gluten proteins present in wheat, barley and rye. It occurs in adults and children at rates approaching 1% of the population. Cardiomyopathy associated with celiac disease is infrequent. The authors present here a first case of a severe progressive dilated cardiomyopathy that required heart transplantation in young woman with celiac disease.