Carotid intima-media thickness is increased and related to arterial stiffening in patients with beta-thalassaemia major

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 732-734

  Cheung, Y F ^a   Chow, P C ^a   Chan, G C ^a   Ha, S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Intima media thickness; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 33750550296     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06349.x     Document Type: Article

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