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Haematologica, Vol 91, Issue 6_Suppl, ECR19-ECR19
Copyright © 2006 by Ferrata Storti Foundation

Case Reports

Successful recovery of acute hemosiderotic heart failure in beta-thalassemia major treated with a combined regimen of desferrioxamine and deferiprone

L Tavecchia, N Masera, P Russo, A Ciro, A Vincenzi, C Vimercati, and G Masera

Gruppo Operativo di Cura delle Anemie Congenite, OspedaleSan Gerardo, Monza, Italy. luisatave@virgilio.it

We report the case of a 25-years-old male with beta-thalassemia major who developed acute heart failure, with severe systolic dysfunction, resulting from iron overload. Combined iron chelation with desferrioxamine and deferiprone together with standard cardiological treatment induced prompt and complete restoration of the cardiac function.




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