Left ventricular diastolic abnormalities and the impact of hepatitis C virus infection in multitransfused Egyptian children

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-99

  El Waseef, Maha M ^a   Taha, Safaa ^a   Elgindi, Hala ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Doppler; Echocardiography; Iron; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 77949347392     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2010.13514     Document Type: Article

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