Impact of heart magnetic resonance imaging on chelation choices, compliance with treatment and risk of heart disease in patients with thalassaemia major.

Origa, Raffaella

Impact of heart magnetic resonance imaging on chelation choices, compliance with treatment and risk of heart disease in patients with thalassaemia major. [electronic resource] - British journal of haematology Nov 2013 - 400-3 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

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10.1111/bjh.12517 doi


Adult
Area Under Curve
Arrhythmias, Cardiac--epidemiology
Benzoates--administration & dosage
Chelation Therapy--methods
Deferasirox
Deferiprone
Deferoxamine--administration & dosage
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Heart Failure--epidemiology
Humans
Iron--analysis
Iron Chelating Agents--administration & dosage
Iron Overload--diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Myocardium--chemistry
Patient Compliance
Predictive Value of Tests
Pyridones--administration & dosage
ROC Curve
Risk
Sampling Studies
Transfusion Reaction
Triazoles--administration & dosage
Young Adult
beta-Thalassemia--complications