Sideroblastic anemia electrocardiogram

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Shyam Patel [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nazia Fuad M.D.

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The EKG findings may be related to cardiac siderosis as a complication of iron overload associated with sideroblastic anemia.

Electrocardiogram

The EKG findings may be related to cardiac siderosis as a complication of iron overload associated with sideroblastic anemia and can include arrythmias and heart block. EKG can show low voltage QRS complexes due to infiltrative heart disease from iron deposition.