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. 2015 Jun;19(4):E93-6.
doi: 10.1111/petr.12454. Epub 2015 Mar 11.

Refractory cardiogenic shock in a patient with β-thalassemia major requiring mechanical circulatory support: Case report and literature review

David Horne  1 , Jennifer Conway, Paul F Kantor, Mohammed M AlAklabi, Vijay Anand, Aisha Bruce, Gonzalo Garcia Guerra, Ivan M Rebeyka, David B Ross, Holger Buchholz
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Refractory cardiogenic shock in a patient with β-thalassemia major requiring mechanical circulatory support: Case report and literature review

David Horne et al. Pediatr Transplant. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Iron overload cardiomyopathy secondary to β-thalassemia major is a potentially reversible condition managed with chelation and medical hemodynamic support, as bridge-to-recovery or transplant. We describe our experience, and challenges faced, in a pediatric patient with iron overload cardiomyopathy secondary to β-thalassemia major, requiring biventricular MCS.

Keywords: cardiomyopathy; paediatrics; surgery; transition.

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