title: [A case of left ventricular thrombosis in a patient with beta-thalassemia major].
abstract: In patients with beta-thalassemia major cardiac events due to iron overload are the main cause of death. Moreover, a chronic hypercoagulable state has been described in these patients, which sometimes complicates with thromboembolic events, mainly cerebral ischemic accidents and deep venous thrombosis. We describe a case of cardiac hemochromatosis complicated with fatal massive multiorgan embolism due to a large left ventricular thrombus in a patient with beta-thalassemia major.
authors.affiliation: U.O. di Cardiologia, Ospedale Generale Valduce, Via Dante, 11 22100 Como. sormanis@libero.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sormani
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corrado
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aiani
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beretta
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santarone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*