Histological features from an autopsy from a 29 yr old male thalassaemia patient who died of congestive cardiac failure

Abstract

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "The heart in transfusion dependent homozygous thalassaemia today – prediction, prevention and management"</p><p></p><p>European Journal of Haematology 2008;80(2):93-106.</p><p>Published online Jan 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2253710.</p><p>© 2008 The Authors Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Munksgaard</p> Histology shows individual myocyte hypertrophy with multiple deposits of brown granular material within the cytoplasm of the myocytes. These granules stain positive with Prussian blue, confirming heavy myocardial iron deposition