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Myocardial injury or infarction associated with fat embolism in sickle cell disease: A report of three cases with survival
Author(s) -
Dang Nghia C.,
Johnson Cage,
EslamiFarsani Mahmoud,
Haywood L. Julian
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.20385
Subject(s) - medicine , fat embolism , myocardial infarction , acute chest syndrome , complication , disease , fat embolism syndrome , hemoglobinopathy , embolism , cardiology , pulmonary embolism , serology , surgery , sickle cell anemia , immunology , antibody
Fat embolism represents a dread complication of sickle cell hemoglobinopathies. We present the details of three cases that, in addition to an acute chest syndrome, had serological and clinical parameters consistent with myocardial damage. A favorable outcome was obtained with judicious use of blood transfusion. Am. J. Hematol. 80:133–136, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.