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The potential impact of hereditary hemochromatosis on the heart considering the disease stage and patient age—the role of echocardiography

BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic disease that leads to increased iron accumulation in several organs. Cardiomyocytes are highly susceptible to this damage owing to their high iron uptake, and cardiovascular complications account for 1/3 of the deaths in the natural course of...

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Autores principales: Świątczak, Michał, Rozwadowska, Katarzyna, Sikorska, Katarzyna, Młodziński, Krzysztof, Świątczak, Agata, Raczak, Grzegorz, Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Ludmiła
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10368456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37496670
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1202961