Beta-thalassemia

Beta-thalassemia (BT) is characterized by deficiency (Beta+) or absence (Beta0) of synthesis of the beta globin chains of hemoglobin (Hb).

Cardiomyopathy

A myocardial disorder in which the heart muscle is structurally and functionally abnormal, in the absence of coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular disease and congenital heart disease sufficient to cause the observed myocardial abnormality.


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PMID (PMCID)
4085735
 FEMALE Adult
[Severe cardiomyopathy in a woman with intermediate beta-thalassemia. Regression of cardiac failure with desferrioxamine].
Mancuso L, Iacona MA, Marchi S, Rigano P, Geraci E.
G Ital Cardiol. 1985;15(9):916-20.
[Severe cardiomyopathy in a woman with intermediate beta-thalassemia.