Lack of prognostic value of normalized integrated backscatter analysis of myocardium in patients with thalassemia major: A long-term follow-up study

Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-244

  Jambrik, Zoltán ^a   Derchi, Giorgio ^b   Picano, Eugenio ^c,e   Ait Ali, Lamia ^c   Forni, Gianluca ^b   Bellotti, Paolo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^d IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integrated backscatter; Prognosis; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BODY MASS; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; DEFEROXAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 14844323026     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2005.03104.x     Document Type: Article

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