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Title:

Erythrocyte indexes, iron metabolism, and hyperhomocysteinemia in adults with cyanotic congenital cardiac disease.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Kaemmerer, H; Fratz, S; Braun, SL; Koelling, K; Eicken, A; Brodherr-Heberlein, S; Pietrzik, K; Hess, J
Abstract:
A high percentage of cyanotic adults (37%) with cyanotic congenital cardiac disease (CCD) presented with depleted iron stores (13 of 52) or latent iron deficiency (6 of 52), even in a CCD center in which cyanotic patient phlebotomy is mostly avoided. In many of these patients, hypochromia and microcytosis was frequent, whereas hyperchromia and macrocytosis were relatively common.Furthermore, 50% of patients presented with hyperhomocysteinemia, possibly related to folate or B vitamin deficiencies...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Am J Cardiol
Year:
2004
Journal volume:
94
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
825-8
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.014
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15374802
Print-ISSN:
0002-9149
TUM Institution:
Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin (keine SAP-Zuordnung!); Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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