Iron overload thalassemic cardiomyopathy: Iron status assessment and mechanisms of mechanical and electrical disturbance due to iron toxicity

Patients with thalassemia major have inevitably suffered from complications of the disease, due to iron overload. Among such complications, cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality (63.6% to 71%). The major causes of death in this group of patients are congestive heart failure...

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Main Authors: Lekawanvijit S., Chattipakorn N.
Format: Review
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-65349175614&partnerID=40&md5=8b8242091026609749e4b065369deb0d
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19340344
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2852
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English