Abstract
Although improvements in the treatment of thalassemia with transfusion and chelation therapy have been achieved, iron overload because of repeated red blood cell transfusions continue to cause organ dysfunction. The prognosis is determined by the degree of involvement of heart disease, mortality in these patients is mainly because of heart failure.1 In this case, cardiac hemosiderosis due to thalassemia and admitted to our Emergency Room with ventricular tachycardia with hemodynamic disrupts, then have implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), 30-year-old male patient is presented. This is the first report among the thalassemia patients, presented with ventricular tachycardia based on literature search.
Highlights
Improvements in the treatment of thalassemia with transfusion and chelation therapy have been achieved, iron overload because of repeated red blood cell transfusions continue to cause organ dysfunction
Thirty-year-old male patient, who followed with a diagnosis of β-thalassemia major, was admitted to the emergency room with palpitations and chest tightness before half an hour
The patient was taken to control ventricular arrhythmias with amiodarone, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation was performed for the purpose of secondary prevention
Summary
Improvements in the treatment of thalassemia with transfusion and chelation therapy have been achieved, iron overload because of repeated red blood cell transfusions continue to cause organ dysfunction. 15th minute of infusion, the patient became hypotensive and hemodynamically unstable, lost consciousness, pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) were defibrillated with 200 joules and sinus rhythm was achieved (Fig. 2). The patient was taken to control ventricular arrhythmias with amiodarone, ICD implantation was performed for the purpose of secondary prevention.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.