Early Detection of Iron Overload Cardiomyopathy in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients in Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq.

Rana Adnan Ahmed Aso Faeq Salih Shirwan Hamasalih Omer Heshu Sulaiman RahmanLuqman Khalid Rasool

Published in: Therapeutics and clinical risk management (2022)

These findings suggest the usefulness of ECG, 2D echocardiographic, Doppler studies and plasma BNP, with no significant beneficial effect of serum ferritin level in detecting early cardiac changes in patients with TDT.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
left ventricular
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
sickle cell disease
cardiac surgery
patient reported outcomes
heart rate variability
blood pressure
left atrial