Stiffness of the abdominal aorta in beta-thalassemia major patients related with body iron load
Articles > Article · 2006
Authors: Zülal ÜLGER TUTAR, Yeşim AYDINOK, Dolunay GURSES, Erturk LEVENT, Arif R. OZYUREK
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2006, vol 28, pp 647-652
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000212987.18694.5a
Summary
Objectives: Increased iron stores have been implicated in the association with increased risk of cardiovascular events. We evaluated whether the abdominal aortic stiffness was altered in the patients with beta-thalassemia major in relation with body iron load.