Myocardial injury or infarction associated with fat embolism in sickle cell disease: A report of three cases with survival | Zendy

Dang Nghia C. | Zendy; Johnson Cage | Zendy; EslamiFarsani Mahmoud | Zendy; Haywood L. Julian | Zendy

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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.

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