Reversible Cardiomyopathy Associated with Hemochromatosis

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THE patient with familial idiopathic hemochromatosis and severe biventricular failure, described below was returned to normal life by conventional therapy and repeated phlebotomies.Case ReportA 35-year-old single man was admitted to the hospital in January, 1966, because of anorexia, weight gain, edema, and abdominal distention that had developed 3 months previously. In another hospital, hemochromatosis was suspected because of pigmentation, congestive heart failure, and a serum iron content of 270 μg per 100 ml. He was treated with diuretics and improved. When symptoms recurred he was referred to our hospital.In 1960, he had noted increased pigmentation. There was . . .

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