Beta-thalassemia

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

Myocardial infarction

Necrosis of the myocardium caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart and often associated with chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, and anxiety as well as characteristic EKG findings and elevation of serum markers including creatine kinase-MB fraction and troponin.


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14695633
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Myocardial infarction in a patient with beta-thalassemia major: first report.
Fridlender ZG, Rund D.
Am J Hematol. 2004;75(1):52-5.
We describe herein a case of myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries in a 48-year-old patient with beta-thalassemia and no other recognized risk factors for coronary artery disease.
14695633
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Myocardial infarction in a patient with beta-thalassemia major: first report.
Fridlender ZG, Rund D.
Am J Hematol. 2004;75(1):52-5.
However, as far as we know, this is the first report in the literature of myocardial infarction in association with beta-thalassemia.