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European Heart Journal 1987 8(6):630-633;
Copyright © 1987 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1987 The European Society of Cardiology

Abnormal myocardial texture demonstrated by ultrasound in two patients with idiopathic haemochromatosis

C. LESTUZZI*,, G. L. NICOLOSI*, M. G. MARIN{dagger}, D. PAVAN*, C. BURELLI*, A. ANTONINI CANTERIN{dagger} and D. ZANUTTINI*

*Reparto di Cardiologia e Servizio di Emodinamica, Ospedale Civile Pordenone, Italy
{dagger}Centro Cardioreumatologico, Ospedale Civile Pordenone, Italy

Received 6 August 1986; revised 30 October 1986; .

Dott. Chiara Lestuzzi, Servizio di Emodinamica, Ospedale civile Via Montereale 24, 33170 Pordenone, Italy.

Abstract

We studied by cross-sectional echocardiography seven patients affected by idiopathic haemochromatosis without clinical signs of heart failure. In two patients the heart muscle showed a peculiar echocardiographic texture at the level of the endocardium. No differences were noticed in clinical and haematological findings of the patients with and without abnormal texture. Increased echogenicity of the subendocardial myocardium should be looked for in patients with idiopathic haemochromatosis.

Key Words: Echocardiography • Haemochromatosis


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