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Juvenile hemochromatosis
Juvenile hemochromatosis (type 2 hereditary hemochromatosis, HJV/HAMP-related) is a rare autosomal recessive iron-overload disease of children and young adults, causing hepcidin deficiency, rapid iron loading, cardiomyopathy, hypogonadism, and diabetes, treated with phlebotomy or chelation.
Secondary myocardial involvement of systemic disease
Secondary myocardial involvement of systemic disease is heart muscle dysfunction caused by an identifiable systemic condition, including endocrine, nutritional, electrolyte, iron-overload, and storage disorders rather than primary heart disease.