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
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