Insuficiencia cardíaca aguda irreversible debido a hemocromatosis cardíaca secundaria a transfusiones múltiples

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 (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 430-432)

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Main Authors:	Martí C,Vicens, Guarinos O,Jordi, Aminian,Nasrim, Guillaumet G,Eva, Domínguez de Rozas,José M
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	Spanish / Castilian
Published:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2002
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872002000400011
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