Evaluation of myocardial and hepatic iron loading by MRI T2* in multi-transfused patients with repeated blood loss as compared to thalassaemia major patients and controls

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-345

  Mavrogeni, Sophie ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IRON CHELATION; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; SIDEROPHORES; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 79960678761     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2011.0099-10     Document Type: Letter

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