Subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for severe aplastic anemia: a case control study using speckle tracking echocardiography

• Main Authors: Beom Joon Kim (Author), Kyung Pil Moon (Author), Ji-Hong Yoon (Author), Eun-Jung Lee (Author), Jae Young Lee (Author), Seong Koo Kim (Author), Jae Wook Lee (Author), Nack Gyun Chung (Author), Bin Cho (Author), Hack Ki Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeSevere aplastic anemia (SAA), a fatal disease, requires multiple transfusion, immunosuppressive therapy, and finally, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as the definitive treatment. We hypothesized that iron overloading associated with multiple transfusions and HSCTrelated complic...