Evaluation of QT dispersion in β Thalassaemia major patients

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 901-906

  Ulger, Zulal ^a,b   Aydinok, Yesim ^a   Levent, Erturk ^a   Gurses, Dolunay ^a   Ozyurek, A Ruhi ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

thalassaemia major; Ferritin; Left ventricular mass index; Liver iron concentration; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER LEVEL; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 33845268029     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20679     Document Type: Article

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