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The Evolution of Intracardiac Hemodynamics Post Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in a Case of Multiple Myeloma Associated with Severe Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Insufficiency Cover

The Evolution of Intracardiac Hemodynamics Post Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in a Case of Multiple Myeloma Associated with Severe Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Insufficiency

Open Access
|Mar 2018

Abstract

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can divide and become differentiated. Hematopoietic stem cells cannot transform into new stem cells such as cardiomyocytes or new heart valves, but they act through paracrine effects, by secreting cytokines and growth factors that lead to an increase in contractility and overall improved function. In this case report, we present how autologous stem cell transplantation can bring two major benefits: the first refers to hematological malignancy and the second is about the improvement of the heart condition. We present the case of a 60-year-old patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma suffering from a bi-valve severe condition in which autologous stem cell transplantation led to the remission of the patient’s malignant disease and also improved the heart function.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2017-0099 | Journal eISSN: 2501-8132 | Journal ISSN: 2501-5974
Language: English
Page range: 45 - 47
Submitted on: Oct 23, 2017
Accepted on: Nov 23, 2017
Published on: Mar 13, 2018
Published by: Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Cezara-Iuliana Tudor, Erzsébet Lázár, Marius-Vasile Găzdac, Annamária Pakucs, Eszter Mild, Judit-Beáta Köpeczi, Enikő Kakucs, István Benedek, István Benedek, published by Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
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