Carotid intima-media thickness and oxidative stress markers for assessment of atherosclerosis in children with β thalassemia major

Carotid intima-media thickness and oxidative stress markers for assessment of atherosclerosis in children with β thalassemia major

<p>The present study evaluates carotid intimamedia thickness (CIMT) in children with β thalassemia major to assess atherosclerosis and its relation to the underlying proposed causative mechanisms <em>via</em> lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA), oxidized lowdensity lip...

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Main Authors: Geetanjali Jindal, Prashant Chavan, Ravinder Kaur, Shivani Jaswal, Kamal Kumar Singhal, Anshu Palta, Vishal Guglani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Thalassemia Reports
Subjects:
β thalassemia major
carotid intimamedia thickness
oxidative stress markers
atherosclerosis.
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/4939

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