Hypomagnesemia and Arrhythmia Corrected by Replacing Cyclosporine with Fk 506 in a Heart Transplant Recipient
Resource
JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION v.16 n.9 pp.980-982
Journal
JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
Journal Volume
v.16
Journal Issue
n.9
Pages
980-982
Date Issued
1997
Date
1997
Author(s)
KO, WEN-JE
LIN, FE-LIN
WANG, SHOEI-SHEN
Abstract
A 9-year-old girl with dilated cardiomyopathy underwent heart transplantation. Under the standard triple-drugs immunosuppression ( cyclosporine, azathioprine, and steroid), she suffered severe hypomagnesemia and refractory arrhythmia. They were supposed to be from renal magnesium wasting caused by cyclosporine. However, these complications of renal magnesium wasting, hypomagnesemia, and arrhythmia were all corrected by replacing cyclosporine with FK506.
Type
journal article