Prevalence of Heart Failure in the Cases of Beta-thalassemia Major; Two Years Follow-Up

Inroduction: Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the cases of Beta-thalassemia major. The purpose of this study was to estimate HF prevalence in these patients and to assess the survivability of those who were treated with intensive chelating therapy. Design and...

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Main Authors: Atooshe Rohani, Vahid Akbari, Mehdi Moradipoor, Mehdi Akbartabar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&article=561&_ob=b75d9a45a26a2697105d4c41888486c8&fileName=full_text.pdf