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European Journal of Heart Failure 2003 5(5):607-608; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(03)00102-8
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© 2003 European Society of Cardiology

Typical manifestation of acute congestive heart failure in patients with Thalassaemia major causing diagnostic delay in the emergency room

Gian Luca Forni* and Giorgio Derchi

Centro della Microcitemia and Divisione di Cardiologia, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera Genova 16128, Italy

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +39-010-5634555; fax: +39-010-5634556. E-mail address: forni@galliera.it

Key Words: Thalassaemia major (TM) • Hepatomegaly • Venous congestion

Received September 20, 2002; Revised March 4, 2003; Accepted June 16, 2003

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   1. Background
 
An increase in survival up to the fifth decade of life, has recently been described [1] in patients with Thalassaemia major (TM). It is a well-known fact that the main cause of death in these patients is unresponsive heart failure due to iron overload. The common and early manifestation of heart failure in these patients is characterized by abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, venous . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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   5. Conclusion
 

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