Left and right ventricular function and volume assessment in young thalassemia major patients with no related myocardial iron overload

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1839-1844

  Fernandes, Juliano L ^a,e   Silveira, Matheus A ^a   Fertrin, Kleber ^a   Lauar, Samira ^b   Fattori, Andre ^a   Coelho, Otavio ^a   Junqueira, Flavia Pegado ^c   Da Cunha, Guilherme Moura ^c   Carlos Coutinho Jr , Antonio ^c   Pereira, Fabricio B ^d   Verissimo, Monica ^d   Saad, Sara T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Casa de Saúde de Campinas   (Brazil)

^c Clinica de Diagnostico Por Imagem CDPI   (Brazil)

^d CENTRO INFANTIL BOLDRINI   (Brazil)

^e Radiologia Clinica de Campinas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Iron overload; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MUSCLE LEVEL; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BRAZIL; CARDIAC VOLUME; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IRON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871023207     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: 14320584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-012-1543-x     Document Type: Article

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