The relation between left ventricular diastolic indices and serum ferritin in thalassemia major

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-14

  Ashena, Zahara ^a   Ghafurian, Sorush ^a   Ehsani, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diastolic indices; Ferritin; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRON STORAGE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIASTOLE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33845258070     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010600970476     Document Type: Article

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