1.
Rev. méd. Chile
;
138(4): 519-520, abr. 2010.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-553227
2.
Rev. méd. Chile
;
130(4): 430-432, abr. 2002.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-314926
ABSTRACT
We report a 64 years old male, admitted for dyspnea and edema of two weeks duration. A sideroblastic anemia, requiring multiple transfusions, was diagnosed four years earlier. The chest X-ray showed an enlarged heart and right pleural effusion. A low left ejection fraction was evidenced by echocardiogram. Doppler analysis of the mitral flow revealed a restrictive hemodynamic pattern. A diagnosis of secondary cardiac hemochromatosis deposit was made. Nine days after admission the patient died due to heart failure. The clinical presentation of cardiac hemochromatosis as a sudden and irreversible heart failure, as well as the importance of early diagnosis and surveillance of high-risk patients is emphasized