Correlation of Serum Ferritin and Liver Iron Concentration with Transient Liver Elastography in Adult Thalassemia Intermedia Patients with Blood Transfusion

INTRODUCTION: Iron overload is a common feature of thalassemia intermedia due to regular blood transfusion and increased gastrointestinal iron absorption. Early detection and adequate iron chelator can decrease morbidity and mortality from iron overload. Liver iron concentration (LIC) by MRI T2* is...

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Autores principales: Atmakusuma, Tubagus Djumhana, Lubis, Anna Mira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8055280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33883962
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S303703

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8055280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33883962
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S303703

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