Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case report

<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Worldwide, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anaemia. Iron deficiency alone has an association with heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. Chronic iron deficiency anemia triggers various physiologic adjustments, l...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Muhammad Yousaf (754345) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Memon iIlahi (18002470) (author), Aisha Bibi (13007118) (author), Hadeel Elhassan (18002473) (author), Muhammad Sharif (7039565) (author), Abdul Rehman Abid (14777509) (author), Maya Ali Omran (18002476) (author), Arwa Hassan (18002479) (author), Khawaja Hassan Haroon (18002482) (author)
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Arwa Hassan (18002479)
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Aisha Bibi (13007118)
Hadeel Elhassan (18002473)
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Abdul Rehman Abid (14777509)
Maya Ali Omran (18002476)
Arwa Hassan (18002479)
Khawaja Hassan Haroon (18002482)
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Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
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Anemia
Iron defciency
Pulmonary hypertension
Cardiac failure
Pericardial efusion
Heart failure
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description <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Worldwide, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anaemia. Iron deficiency alone has an association with heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. Chronic iron deficiency anemia triggers various physiologic adjustments, leading to hyperdynamic circulation and enhanced hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Those mechanisms may result in the development of high output cardiac failure and pulmonary hypertension; however, pericardial effusion remains a rare association.</p><h3>Case presentation</h3><p dir="ltr">A 44-year-old Nepalese man presented with fatigability and swollen ankles. Except for a hemorrhoidectomy 4 years ago, he had no comorbidities. Labs confirmed severe iron deficiency anemia (hemoglobin 1.8 grams per deciliter) likely secondary to hemorrhoids. An echocardiogram revealed high output cardiac failure, pericardial effusion, and severe pulmonary hypertension. He responded well to the correction of anemia and diuretics with the resolution of vascular complications.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">We report a unique presentation of chronic severe iron deficiency anemia complicated by heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion. We believe it to be the first-ever such case reported in the literature. These cardiovascular complications seem to result from internal homeostatic mechanisms against the chronic tissue hypoxemia observed in severe anemia. Furthermore, iron deficiency alone has an association with heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. After excluding other potential causes, we confirmed iron deficiency anaemia as the cause of those complications. The correction of anemia led to an excellent recovery without any sequelae. Our case report highlights the fact that management of such a case should be focused on underlying etiology rather than the complications.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03686-z" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03686-z</a></p>
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spelling Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case reportMuhammad Yousaf (754345)Memon iIlahi (18002470)Aisha Bibi (13007118)Hadeel Elhassan (18002473)Muhammad Sharif (7039565)Abdul Rehman Abid (14777509)Maya Ali Omran (18002476)Arwa Hassan (18002479)Khawaja Hassan Haroon (18002482)Biomedical and clinical sciencesCardiovascular medicine and haematologyClinical sciencesAnemiaIron defciencyPulmonary hypertensionCardiac failurePericardial efusionHeart failure<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Worldwide, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anaemia. Iron deficiency alone has an association with heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. Chronic iron deficiency anemia triggers various physiologic adjustments, leading to hyperdynamic circulation and enhanced hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Those mechanisms may result in the development of high output cardiac failure and pulmonary hypertension; however, pericardial effusion remains a rare association.</p><h3>Case presentation</h3><p dir="ltr">A 44-year-old Nepalese man presented with fatigability and swollen ankles. Except for a hemorrhoidectomy 4 years ago, he had no comorbidities. Labs confirmed severe iron deficiency anemia (hemoglobin 1.8 grams per deciliter) likely secondary to hemorrhoids. An echocardiogram revealed high output cardiac failure, pericardial effusion, and severe pulmonary hypertension. He responded well to the correction of anemia and diuretics with the resolution of vascular complications.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">We report a unique presentation of chronic severe iron deficiency anemia complicated by heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion. We believe it to be the first-ever such case reported in the literature. These cardiovascular complications seem to result from internal homeostatic mechanisms against the chronic tissue hypoxemia observed in severe anemia. Furthermore, iron deficiency alone has an association with heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. After excluding other potential causes, we confirmed iron deficiency anaemia as the cause of those complications. The correction of anemia led to an excellent recovery without any sequelae. Our case report highlights the fact that management of such a case should be focused on underlying etiology rather than the complications.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03686-z" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03686-z</a></p>2023-02-07T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1186/s13256-022-03686-zhttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Chronic_anemia_complicated_by_cardiac_failure_pulmonary_hypertension_and_pericardial_effusion_a_case_report/25257196CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/252571962023-02-07T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case report
Muhammad Yousaf (754345)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
Anemia
Iron defciency
Pulmonary hypertension
Cardiac failure
Pericardial efusion
Heart failure
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title Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case report
title_full Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case report
title_fullStr Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case report
title_short Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case report
title_sort Chronic anemia complicated by cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion: a case report
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
Anemia
Iron defciency
Pulmonary hypertension
Cardiac failure
Pericardial efusion
Heart failure