Magnetic Resonance Comparison of Left-Right Heart Volumetric and Functional Parameters in Thalassemia Major and Thalassemia Intermedia Patients

Objectives. To evaluate a population of asymptomatic thalassemia major (TM) and thalassemia intermedia (TI) patients using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). We supposed that TI group could be differentiated from the TM group based on T2...

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Main Authors: Carlo Liguori, Francesca Pitocco, Ilenia Di Giampietro, Aldo Eros De Vivo, Emiliano Schena, Francesco Giurazza, Francesco Sorrentino, Bruno Beomonte Zobel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/857642