OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine if changes in hepatic iron content in patients with hemochromatosis pre- and post-venesection could be detected by changes in liver signal intensity with MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was performed with institutional ethics approval and with informed consent. Gradient echo images were performed on 20 patients with hemochromatosis pre- an...

AIMS Recurrent venesection of patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease may be detrimental, with an increased risk of cerebrovascular events and symptomatic iron-deficiency. The aim of this study was to determine the venesection policies as practised in hospitals within a U.K. region and to determine if these policies followed current recommendations. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty-eight con...

The correlation of venous, spinal fluid, and arterial pressure, before and after venesection, was studied in a series of twenty-two cases of failure of the left heart and thirteen cases of failure of the right heart. These cases were observed clinically with reference to the improvement after venesection alone, and also after venesection in combination with the removal of twenty cubic centimete...