SAECG parameters and left ventricular chamber sizes: Lesson from anemia conditions in thalassemia major patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Isma'eel, Hussain ^a   Taher, Ali ^a,b   Shamseddeen, Wael ^a   Khoury, Maurice ^a   Gharzuddine, Walid ^a,b   Arnaout, M S ^a   Alam, Samir ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Chronic Care Center Hazmieh   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

chamber sizes; electrocardiography; thalassemia

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ITALY; LEBANON; MALE; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 33751226324     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.019     Document Type: Article

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