Assessment of LV diastolic function in patients with β-thalassemia major with special reference to E/Eann ratio

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-73

  Parale, Gurunath P ^a,b   Pawar, Swapnil S ^a   Tapare, Vinay S ^a  

^a Ashwini Hospital   (India)

^b Ashwini Cooperative Hospital ^*  (India)

Author keywords

E Eann ratio; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 59449086024     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31818ab138     Document Type: Article

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