title: Gastric antral vascular ectasia with aortic stenosis: Heydes syndrome.
abstract: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a well-recognized albeit rare cause of gastro-intestinal (GI) bleeding. It classically presents in an elderly female as iron-deficiency anemia due to chronic blood loss. The association of GI blood loss with aortic stenosis (AS) has been popularized as Heydes syndrome (HS). We report a case of an elderly woman presenting as iron-deficiency anemia subsequently diagnosed with HS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and S.S.G. Hospital, Vadodara- 390 007, Gujarat, India. rupal265@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Dosi
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ambaliya
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Patell
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Sonune
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D057908:Argon Plasma Coagulation; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D020252:Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D007501:Iron