High incidence of silent cerebral infarcts in adult patients with beta thalassemia major

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 144, Issue , 2016, Pages 119-122

  Pazgal, Idit ^a,b   Inbar, Edna ^a,b   Cohen, Maya ^a,b   Shpilberg, Ofer ^a,b   Stark, Pinhas ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adult patients; Beta thalassemia major; Iron chelation; Silent cerebral infarcts; Transfusion dependent

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; IRON CHELATING AGENT;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; WHITE MATTER; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; BRAIN; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFECTS; PATHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASPIRIN; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBRUM; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975316835     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.06.010     Document Type: Article

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