Pulmonary hypertension in non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia: Correlation with clinical parameters, liver iron concentration, and non-transferrin-bound iron

• Main Authors: Kunrada Inthawong, Pimlak Charoenkwan, Suchaya Silvilairat, Adisak Tantiworawit, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Worawut Choeyprasert, Rungrote Natesirinilkul, Chate Siwasomboon, Pannee Visrutaratna, Somdet Srichairatanakool, Nipon Chattipakorn, Torpong Sanguansermsri
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84947417476&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/44504
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© W. S. Maney & Son Ltd 2015. Background: Pulmonary hypertension is a major cardiac complication in non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT). Several clinical and laboratory parameters, including iron overload, have been shown to have a positive correlation with the incidence of pulmonary...