Diastolic function in young patients with beta-thalassemia major: An echocardiographic study

Echocardiography

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-44

  Chrysohoou, Christina ^a,d   Greenberg, Michael ^c   Pitsavos, Christos ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Ladis, Vasilios ^b   Barbetseas, John ^a   Brili, Stella ^a   Singh, Steven ^c   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Diastolic function; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33645085831     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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