Echocardiographic finding in beta-thalassemia intermedia and major: Absence of pulmonary hypertension following hydroxyurea treatment in beta-thalassemia intermedia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-218

  Karimi, Mehran ^a   Borzouee, Mohammad ^b   Mehrabani, Alireza ^b   Cohan, Nader ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Echocardiography; Hydroxyurea; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; HYDROXYUREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA INTERMEDIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VALVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849121376     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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