Hereditary spherocytosis

Hereditary spherocytosis is a congenital hemolytic anemia with a wide clinical spectrum (from symptom-free carriers to severe hemolysis) characterized by anemia, variable jaundice, splenomegaly and cholelithiasis.

Atrial fibrillation

An atrial arrhythmia characterized by disorganized atrial activity without discrete P waves on the surface EKG, but instead by an undulating baseline or more sharply circumscribed atrial deflections of varying amplitude an frequency ranging from 350 to 600 per minute.

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16731037	MALE	Adult
	Non-compaction cardiomyopathy in an adult with hereditary spherocytosis.
	Alter P, Maisch B. Eur J Heart Fail. 2007;9(1):98-9.
	Prior episodes of intermittent atrial fibrillation were reported and 6 years ago splenectomy was performed due to hereditary spherocytosis.