Cardiac hemochromatosis: beneficial effects of iron removal therapy. An echocardiographic study |
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Authors: | J Candell-Riera L Lu L Serés J B González J Batlle G Permanyer-Miralda H García-del-Castillo J Soler-Soler |
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Institution: | From the Servicio de Cardiologia, Departamento de Medicina, Ciudad Sanitaria Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain |
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Abstract: | The echocardiographic (echo) features of idiopathic hemochromatosis (IH) were studied in 22 patients. Results were compared with a control group of 22 patients without heart disease. Statistically significant increases in left ventricular (LV) mass, end-diastolic and end-systolic diameters of the left ventricle and in left atrial dimension were observed in patients with IH; significant changes of systolic function indexes (decrease in fractional shortening and ejection fraction and increase in distance of the E point to the septum) were seen as well. These echo abnormalities were mainly seen in patients with abnormal electrocardiograms. In 11 patients with IH, iron removal therapy was carried out by means of periodic phlebotomies. In patients with impaired LV function at the beginning of therapy, comparison between measurements of the initial echo and posttreatment echo showed significant improvement in LV diameters, fractional shortening, ejection fraction, distance from the E point to the septum, LV mass and left atrial dimension. |
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Keywords: | Address for reprints: J Candell-Riera MD Servicio de Cardiologia Ciudad Sanitaria Valle de Hebrón Paseo Valle de Hebrón s/n Barcelona 35 Spain |
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