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Can Haemochromatosis cause a heart attack?

April 26, 2017cause haemochromatosis Heart Attack

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Can Haemochromatosis cause a heart attack?

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Haemochromatosis in situations of very high ferritin levels e.g. greater than 1000ug/L can cause reduced cardiac function which can be diagnosed on an echocardiogram. However, the blood vessels are not usually the main problem in Haemochromatosis, but the heart muscle.