Insuficiencia cardíaca aguda irreversible debido a hemocromatosis cardíaca secundaria a transfusiones múltiples / Irreversible acute heart failure caused by cardiac hemochromatosis secondary to multiple transfusions
Rev. méd. Chile
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130(4): 430-432, abr. 2002.
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in Spanish
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RESUMO
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
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Main subject:
Heart Failure
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Hemochromatosis
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau/ES
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