Thalassemia and the heartquake

Caterina Borgna-Pignatti; Anna Tarocco; Alessandro Baldan; Alessandro Fucili

doi:10.4081/thal.2014.1941

Thalassemia Reports (Sep 2014)

Thalassemia and the heartquake

Caterina Borgna-Pignatti,
Anna Tarocco,
Alessandro Baldan,
Alessandro Fucili

Affiliations

Caterina Borgna-Pignatti: Department of Medical Sciences Pediatrics, University of Ferrara
Anna Tarocco: Department of Medical Sciences Pediatrics, University of Ferrara
Alessandro Baldan: Department of Medical Sciences Pediatrics, University of Ferrara
Alessandro Fucili: Department of Emergency Medicine - Cardiology, University of Ferrara

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/thal.2014.1941
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 2

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On May 2012 the city of Ferrara and the surrounding region were hit by several earthquakes. We had the chance to observe the behavior of one thalassemic heart during the shocks, because of a 24-h electrocardiogram recording had been put in place a few hours before the shocks.

thalassemia, arrhythmias, iron overload, earthquake.

Published in Thalassemia Reports

ISSN: 2039-4365 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/thalassrep

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