EXERCISE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY WITH TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING (TDI) DETECTS EARLY SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN BETA-THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS WITHOUT CARDIAC IRON OVERLOAD

EXERCISE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY WITH TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING (TDI) DETECTS EARLY SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN BETA-THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS WITHOUT CARDIAC IRON OVERLOAD

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Iron Overload Cardiomyopathy (IOC) is still the main cause of death in thalassemia major (TM) patients. Unfortunately, Conventional Echocardiography fails to predict early cardiac dysfunction. As Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) may demonstrate regional myocardial dysfunction, we wondered if exercise ma...

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Main Author: Umberto Barbero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-06-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Thalassemia major
Tissue Doppler Imaging
Exercise Stress Echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/369
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