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Detection of Early Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Young Patients With Thalassemia Major Using Tissue Doppler Imaging

BACKGROUND: Myocardial iron overload is the most common cause of mortality in patients with thalassemia major (TM), also known as beta-thalassemia. T2* cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best way of monitoring cardiac iron, and new echocardiographic techniques can be used to asse...

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Autores principales: Bornaun, Helen, Dedeoglu, Reyhan, Oztarhan, Kazim, Dedeoglu, Savas, Erfidan, Erkan, Gundogdu, Muge, Aydogan, Gonul, Cengiz, Dicle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4992178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27617076
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijp.5808