Right and left ventricular function and myocardial scarring in adult patients with sickle cell disease: a comprehensive magnetic resonance assessment of hepatic and myocardial iron overload

BACKGROUND: Patients with Sickle cell disease (SCD) who receive regular transfusions are at risk for developing cardiac toxicity from iron overload. The aim of this study was to assess right and left cardiac volumes and function, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and iron deposits in patients with S...

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Autores principales: Junqueira, Flávia P, Fernandes, Juliano L, Cunha, Guilherme M, T A Kubo, Tadeu, M A O Lima, Claudio, B P Lima, Daniel, Uellendhal, Marly, Sales, Sidney R, A S Cunha, Carolina, L R de Pessoa, Viviani, L C Lobo, Clarisse, Marchiori, Edson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24050721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-15-83

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