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

BackgroundHereditary 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 HH...

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Autors principals:	Michał Świątczak, Katarzyna Rozwadowska, Katarzyna Sikorska, Krzysztof Młodziński, Agata Świątczak, Grzegorz Raczak, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Col·lecció:	Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Matèries:	hereditary hemochromatosis speckle-tracking echocardiography echocardiography cardiovascular ageing iron overload (IO)
Accés en línia:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1202961/full
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