Clinical indicators for pulmonary arterial hypertension in thalassemia

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-21

  Chueamuangphan, Nonlawan ^a   Wongtheptien, Wattana ^a   Nawarawong, Weerasak ^b   Sukornthasarn, Apichard ^b   Chuncharunee, Suporn ^c   Tawichasri, Chamaiporn ^d   Patumanond, Jayanton ^d  

^a Chiang Rai Prachanukhro Hospital   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Splenectomy; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN E BETA THALASSEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY SYSTOLIC PRESSURE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 84856870900     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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