Heart failure in β-thalassaemia: A local or universal health problem?

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-190

  Kremastinos, Dimitrios T ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA THALASSEMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHELATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MORTALITY; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34548016806     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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