How to escape from sudden death: a challenging case of a rare cardiomyopathy with an unexpected twist
A 59-year-old man presented with recurrent syncope and was found to have bifascicular block and severe concentric left ventricular hypertrophy. A permanent double-chamber pacemaker was implanted. Initial investigations revealed elevated transferrin saturation and homozygosity for the HFE gene p.C28...
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Main Authors: | Luísa Pinheiro, Margarida de Castro, Filipa Cordeiro, Tamara Pereira, Francisco Ferreira, Víctor Sanfins, António Lourenço, Olga Azevedo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2025-06-01
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Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/3526 |
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