Myocardial deformation in patients with beta-thalassemia major: A speckle tracking echocardiographic study

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-259

  Cheung, Yiu Fai ^a   Liang, Xue Cun ^a   Chan, Godfrey Chi Fung ^a   Wong, Sophia Jessica ^a   Ha, Shau Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Iron load; Myocardial deformation; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE; STANDARD; SYSTOLE; YOUNG ADULT;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SYSTOLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949713465     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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