Tissue doppler imaging in thalassemia major patients: correlation between systolic and diastolic function with serum ferritin level

• Main Authors: Syarif Rohimi (Author), Najib Advani (Author), Sudigdo Sastroasmoro (Author), Bambang Mardiyono (Author), Sukman Tulus Putra (Author), Mulyadi M. Djer (Author), Fajar Subroto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Thalassemia is a major public health problem in Indonesia. Cardiac diseases remain as the main cause of death in these patients due to iron overload. Although the T2* magnetic resonance imaging has been considered as the gold standard for assessing cardiac iron overload but it has limited...