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Macrocytic anemia echocardiography and ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no echocardiogram/ultrasound findings associated with megaloblastic anemia. However, an echocardiogram may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of megaloblastic anemia which include features of myocardial infarction when associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and dilated cardiomyopathy, and an ultrasound may show complication like splenomegaly.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
- There are no echocardiogram findings associated with megaloblastic anemia. However, an echocardiogram may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of megaloblastic anemia which includes:
- Features of myocardial infarction when associated with hyperhomocysteinemia[1]
- Dilated cardiomyopathy[2]
- There are no ultrasound findings associated with megaloblastic anemia. However, an ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of megaloblastic anemia, which include:
References
References
- ↑ Shamkani WA, Jafar NS, Narayanan SR, Rajappan AK (2015). “Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Lady due to Vitamin B12 Deficiency Induced Hyperhomocysteinemia”. Heart Views. 16 (1): 25–9. doi:10.4103/1995-705X.152998. PMC 4379639. PMID 25838876.
- ↑ Poovathingal, MaryAnne; George, George; Panicker, Geeta; Abhilash, Somasundaran (2015). “A clinical Pandora: Unusual manifestations of Vitamin B12 deficiency”. International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research. 2 (2): 106. doi:10.4103/2349-4220.172890. ISSN 2350-0298.
- ↑ Behera V, Randive M, Sharma P, Nair V (June 2015). “Megaloblastic anemia presenting with massive reversible splenomegaly”. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 31 (2): 297–9. doi:10.1007/s12288-014-0461-6. PMC 4375152. PMID 25825577.
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