Hereditary Hemochromatosis is an inherited disorder of abnormal iron metabolism. Individuals with hereditary hemochromatosis absorb too much dietary iron. Once absorbed, the body does not have an efficient way of excreting iron excesses. Over time, these excesses build to a condition of iron overload, which is toxic to cells. Glands and organs, including the liver, heart, pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, synovium and bone marrow burdened with excess iron cannot function properly. Symptoms develop and disease progresses. This iron-mediated disease process has been implicated in multiple metabolic disorders, the worsening of many disease conditions, and premature death and disability.
Circulatory System / Cardiovascular
- Advanced Systolic Heart Failure
- Cardiac Arrest
- Class III heart failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hypervolemia
- Hyponatremia
- Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)
- Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
- Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Postural Orthostatic Tachcardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Presyncope
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Raynaud’s Syndrome
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tangier’s Disease
- Tetralogy of Fallot - Congenital Heart Defect
- Vasculitis
Digestive System / Excretory System
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Alcohol Hepatitis
- Chronic Gastritis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Crohn’s Disease
- Diverticulosis
- Duodenal Obstruction
- Entritis
- Epiploic Appendagitis
- Esophageal Dysphagia
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastroparesis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Rectal Prolapse
- Ulcerative Colitis
Immune System / Lymphatic System
- Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)
- Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
- Dizziness
- Hashimoto’s Disease
- JC Virus
- Lupus
- Lymphedema
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)
- Multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD)
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD)
Musculoskeletal System
- Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation
- Anterolisthesis / Spondylolisthesis
- Bunions
- Bursitis
- Calcaneal Spurring
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cervical Syrinx
- Cervicalgia
- Degenerative Disc Disease (Lumbar, Cervical & Thoracic Spine)
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Enthesopathy
- Epidural Lipomatosis
- Facet Joint Disorders
- Haglund’s Deformity
- Herniated Disk
- Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
- Lumbago
- Lumbar disk Disease
- Myelopathy
- Myoadenylate Deaminase Deficiency (MADD)
- Neuroforaminal Narrowing
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteopenia
- Patella-Femoral Syndrome (PFS)
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome / Failed Back Syndrome
- Radiculitis
- Radiculopathy
- Retrolisthesis
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Sacroilitis
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Hemangiomas
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Stenosing Tenosynovitis
- Temporomandibular Joint Pain Syndrome (TMJ)
Nervous System
- Anoxic Brain Injury
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Brain Lesions (Cavernous Hemangiomas)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Dystonia (Spasmodic Torticollis)
- Charcot Neuroarthropathy (Charcot Foot/Ankle)
- Cisplatin Toxicity (Chemo Brain)
- Cognitive Impairment
- Encephalopathy
- Epilepsy
- Fiber Neuropathy
- Front Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity (FIRDA)
- Headaches
- Hemiparesis
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Lumbosacral Neuritis
- Lumbosacral Plexopathy
- Mitochondrial Myopathy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuralgia
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Polyneuropathy (Peripheral Neuropathy)
- Post-Concussion Syndrome
- Radial Nerve Palsy
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury