Recurrent Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Owing to Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia Caused by Inappropriate Habitual Bloodletting.
10.4250/jcu.2015.23.4.253
- Author:
Woo Hyun LIM
1
;
Sang Hyun KIM
;
Hack Lyoung KIM
;
Ki Hwan KIM
;
Sang Hoon NA
;
Hyun Jung LEE
;
Eun Gyu KANG
;
Jae Bin SEO
;
Woo Young CHUNG
;
Joo Hee ZO
;
Jung Ae HONG
;
Kwangyoun KIM
;
Myung A KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, SMG-SNU Seoul Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea. shkimmd@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heart failure;
Anemia;
Bloodletting
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anemia;
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency*;
Bloodletting*;
Dyspnea;
Echocardiography;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Female;
Heart Failure*;
Heart*;
Humans;
Iron*;
Pericardial Effusion
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2015;23(4):253-256
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 68-year-old woman visited the emergency department twice with symptoms of acute heart failure including shortness of breath, general weakness, and abdominal distension. Laboratory findings showed extremely low level of serum hemoglobin at 1.4 g/dL. Echocardiographic examination demonstrated dilated left ventricular cavity with systolic dysfunction and moderate amount of pericardial effusion. In this patient, acute heart failure due to severe iron deficiency anemia was caused by inappropriate habitual bloodletting.
