Pulsed Doppler tissue imaging and myocardial function in thalassemia major

Pulsed Doppler tissue imaging and myocardial function in thalassemia major

Few studies are available on left ventricular diastolic function in beta-thalassemia major, and these have conflicting results. Our aim in this study was to analyze myocardial systolic and diastolic functions in patients with beta-thalassemia major using, for the first time, pulsed Doppler tissue im...

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Veröffentlicht in:Heart and vessels 2003-03, Vol.18 (1), p.1-6
Hauptverfasser: Iarussi, Diana, Di Salvo, G, Pergola, Valeria, Coppolino, Pasquale, Tedesco, Michele Adolfo, Ratti, Gennaro, Esposito, Luigi, Calabrò, Raffaele, Ferrara, Mara
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
beta-Thalassemia - diagnostic imaging
beta-Thalassemia - physiopathology
beta-Thalassemia - therapy
Blood Transfusion
Cardiology
Diastole - physiology
Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed
Female
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical imaging
Systole - physiology
Ventricular Function, Left
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Zusammenfassung:Few studies are available on left ventricular diastolic function in beta-thalassemia major, and these have conflicting results. Our aim in this study was to analyze myocardial systolic and diastolic functions in patients with beta-thalassemia major using, for the first time, pulsed Doppler tissue imaging (DTI), and compare data with standard Doppler echocardiography. We studied 30 young patients with beta-thalassemia major (age
ISSN:0910-8327
1615-2573
DOI:10.1007/s003800300000