[Restrictive cardiac involvement in a patient with dyserythropoietic anemia and secondary hemochromatosis]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1996 Aug;49(8):618-20.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a case of a 63 year old woman diagnosed with dyserythropoietic anemia who was admitted to our hospital with congestive heart failure. Iron's metabolism disturbance, CT-Scan and magnetic resonance imaging allowed us to make the diagnosis of acquired hemochromatosis due to multiple transfusions. The echocardiographic study was compatible with a myocardial restrictive pattern caused by iron deposits.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Dyserythropoietic, Congenital / complications*
  • Anemia, Dyserythropoietic, Congenital / therapy
  • Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hemochromatosis / complications*
  • Hemochromatosis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Transfusion Reaction