The effect of iron overload in the hearts of patients with beta- thalassemia

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 541-546

  Brili, Stella V ^a   Tzonou, Anastasia I ^b   Castelanos, Stamatis S ^a   Aggeli, Constadina J ^a   Tentolouris, Costas A ^a   Pitsavos, Christos E ^a   Toutouzas, Pavlos K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrial natriuretic peptide; Beta thalassemia; Ferritin

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0030965829     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960200607     Document Type: Article

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