The correlation between ferritin level and cardiac dysfunction in patients with thalassemia
Background Patients with b-thalassemia major, long-term trans- fusion, extravasal hemolytic, and increased intestinal absorption of iron result in systemic iron overload, which may accumulate in myocardium causing cardiac dysfunctions. Congestive heart fail- ure usually develops in adolescence or ea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Paediatrica Indonesiana |
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| Online Access: | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/654 |