Ventricular late potentials among thalassemia patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 453-455

  Isma'eel, Hussain ^a   Shamseddeen, Wael ^a   Taher, Ali ^a,b   Gharzuddine, Walid ^a,b   Dimassi, Adel ^a   Alam, Samir ^a   Masri, Lara ^a   Khoury, Maurice ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Chronic Care Center Hazmieh   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Incidence; Iron overload; Thalassemia major; Ventricular late potentials

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60949099640     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.103     Document Type: Article

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