Volume 31, Nº 3, May and June 2018
DOI: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.5935/2359-4802.20170095
CASE REPORT
Hemochromatosis: Reversible Cause of Heart Failure
Cassia Pereira Kessler Iglesias
Paulo Vinicios Falcão Duarte
Jacqueline Sampaio dos Santos Miranda
Luana da Graça Machado
Caio Ribeiro Alves Andrade
Figure 1 – Echocardiogram by Strain method: First image shows left ventricular systolic dysfunction demonstrated by the value of -9.8 obtained by the global LV Strain. Second image performed after treatment shows recovery of LV systolic function demonstrated by the Strain value of -20.8.
Keywords: Heart Failure; Hemochromatosis / genetics; Iron Metabolism Disorders; Phlebotomy; Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality.
