| Complete heart block in thalassemia major: a case report. | |
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PMID: 12405443 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Cardiac complications of iron overload are the most common cause of death in patients with thalassemia major. These complications include recurrent pericarditis, refractory congestive heart failure and rhythm disorders. The usual rhythm disturbances are supraventricular or ventricular premature contractions and first-or second-degree heart block. Complete heart block is a very rare complication of thalassemia major. Herein, we report a case of complete heart block with thalassemia major. The patient also had serious congestive heart failure. Management of the heart block with pacemaker brought no clinical improvement, and she died in the second month of hospitalization. |
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Authors:
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Osman Küçükosmanoğlu; Nazan Ozbarlas; Ilgen Saşmaz |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Turkish journal of pediatrics Volume: 44 ISSN: 0041-4301 ISO Abbreviation: Turk. J. Pediatr. Publication Date: 2002 Jul-Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-10-30 Completed Date: 2002-11-15 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417505 Medline TA: Turk J Pediatr Country: Turkey |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 261-2 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. |
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Adolescent Electrocardiography Fatal Outcome Female Heart Block / complications*, diagnosis Heart Failure / etiology Hemosiderosis / complications Humans beta-Thalassemia / complications* |
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