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Heart transplantation in rapidly progressive end-stage heart failure associated with celiac disease.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20112011 May 12.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22696747
RESUMEN
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.