Chronically transfused pediatric sickle cell patients are protected from cardiac iron overload

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 254-260

  Kaushik, Neeru ^a   Eckrich, Michael J ^a   Parra, David ^a   Yang, Elizabeth ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac T2*; Chronic transfusions; Iron overload; Liver T2*; Sickle cell disease; Transfusion dependent anemias

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLACKFAN DIAMOND ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC IMAGING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859464967     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2011.630774     Document Type: Article

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