The Association between Myocardial Iron Load and Ventricular Repolarization Parameters in Asymptomatic Beta-Thalassemia Patients

Previous studies have demonstrated impaired ventricular repolarization in patients with β-TM. However, the effect of iron overload with cardiac T2* magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on cardiac repolarization remains unclear yet. We aimed to examine relationship between repolarization parameters and i...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Kayrak, Kadir Acar, Enes Elvin Gul, Orhan Özbek, Turyan Abdulhalikov, Osman Sonmez, Hajrudin Alibaşiç
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/170510
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