Introduction Hemochromatosis is a disease characterized by excessive intestinal absorption of iron and its deposition in various organs, including the heart. There are 2 types of hemochromatosis: primary and secondary. Primary or hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic disease, whereas secondary hemochromatosis is a consequence of systemic diseases, such as anemia, thalassemia, liver disease, or excessive blood transfusions. It was first described in the nineteenth century by the French physician Armand Trousseau, who raised the hypothesis that some excess element […]