Successful recovery of acute hemosiderotic heart failure in beta-thalassemia major treated with a combined regimen of desferrioxamine and deferiprone

Abstract

We report the case of a 25-years-old male with beta-thalassemia major who developed acute heart failure, with severe systolic dysfunction, resulting from iron overload. Combined iron chelation with desferrioxamine and deferiprone together with standard cardiological treatment induced prompt and complete restoration of the cardiac function.