Title of article :
Brain natriuretic peptide as marker of myocardial iron load in β-thalassemia
Author/Authors :
Savvas Nikolidakis، نويسنده , , Constantina Flessa، نويسنده , , Nikolaos Nikolaou، نويسنده , , Efstathios D. Gotsis، نويسنده , , Michael Koutouzis، نويسنده , , Eleni Polyhronaki، نويسنده , , Eleni Vrettou، نويسنده , , Zenon S. Kyriakides، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages :
2
From page :
408
To page :
409
Abstract :
Cardiomyopathy due to iron overload represents a frequent life-limiting complication in patients with β-thalassemia major. We have conducted a study which proved that brain natriuretic peptide plasma levels have high sensitivity and negative predictive value in detecting cardiac hemosiderosis.
Keywords :
Myocardial hemosiderosis , brain natriuretic peptide , ?-Thalassemia major , Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Journal title :
International Journal of Cardiology
Serial Year :
2007
Journal title :
International Journal of Cardiology
Record number :
815148
Link To Document :
https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=10&DC=815148
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