title: Myocardial injury or infarction associated with fat embolism in sickle cell disease: a report of three cases with survival.
abstract: Fat embolism represents a dread complication of sickle cell hemoglobinopathies. We present the details of three cases that, in addition to an acute chest syndrome, had serological and clinical parameters consistent with myocardial damage. A favorable outcome was obtained with judicious use of blood transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nghia C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Cage
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eslami-Farsani
authors.forename: L Julian
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Haywood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017741:Survivors; D016896:Treatment Outcome