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Abstract
Although active infection is generally a contraindication before an orthotopic heart transplant, a 16-year-old man diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy successfully underwent an orthotopic heart transplant despite having active probable invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and bacterial pneumonia in the presence of septic and cardiogenic shock.
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Case Reports in Cardiology is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes case reports and case series related to hypertension, arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, vascular disease, congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy.
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