Effect of Average Annual Mean Serum Ferritin Levels on QTc Interval and QTc Dispersion in Beta-Thalassemia Major

Background There is evidence indicating impaired cardiomyocytic contractility, delayed electrical conduction and increased electrophysiological heterogeneities due to iron toxicity in beta-thalassemia major patients. In the present study, we compared the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic fe...

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Main Authors: Yazdan Ghandi, Mehrzad Sharifi, Aziz Eghbali, Danial Habibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_8884_7d84f8c795f42587b3e198eff18c8c04.pdf