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A 34-year-old member asked:
Does alpha thalassemia cause pvcs?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Probably not: Alpha thalassemia probably doesn't cause pvc's (premature ventricular beats, a type of extra heartbeat). However, some thalassemia patients have magnesium deficiency, which can make pvc's more likely to occur. Patients who get transfusions off and on may be drinking lots of coffee, using caffeine or phenols in coffee to decrease iron absorption, to hold off iron overload. Caffeine can cause pvc's.
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Dr. Nathan Ritteranswered
Cardiology 26 years experience
No.: These two conditions are not related.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Alpha thalassemia / pvc's?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Probably not: Alpha thalassemia probably doesn't cause pvc's (premature ventricular beats, a type of extra heartbeat). However, some thalassemia patients have magnesium deficiency, which can make pvc's more likely to occur. Patients who get transfusions off and on may be drinking lots of coffee, using caffeine or phenols in coffee to decrease iron absorption, to hold off iron overload. Caffeine can cause pvc's.
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