Global longitudinal strain as an Indicator of cardiac Iron overload in thalassemia patients

Global longitudinal strain as an Indicator of cardiac Iron overload in thalassemia patients

Abstract Background and objective Cardiac involvement due to iron overload is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with thalassemia, and many patients remain asymptomatic until the late stages. Therefore, early detection of heart problems in such patients at subclinical stage...

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Main Authors: Firoozeh Abtahi, Alireza Abdi, Saideh Jamshidi, Mehran Karimi, Mohammad Ali Babaei-Beigi, Armin Attar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Subjects:
MRI T2 *
Ferritin
Echocardiography
Speckle tracking
Blood transfusion
Iron overload
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-019-0174-y

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