Pulsed Doppler tissue imaging and myocardial function in thalassemia major

Few studies are available on left ventricular diastolic function in beta-thalassemia major, and these have conflicting results. Our aim in this study was to analyze myocardial systolic and diastolic functions in patients with beta-thalassemia major using, for the first time, pulsed Doppler tissue im...

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Published in:Heart and vessels 2003-03, Vol.18 (1), p.1-6
Main Authors: Iarussi, Diana, Di Salvo, G, Pergola, Valeria, Coppolino, Pasquale, Tedesco, Michele Adolfo, Ratti, Gennaro, Esposito, Luigi, Calabrò, Raffaele, Ferrara, Mara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
beta-Thalassemia - diagnostic imaging
beta-Thalassemia - physiopathology
beta-Thalassemia - therapy
Blood Transfusion
Cardiology
Diastole - physiology
Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed
Female
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical imaging
Systole - physiology
Ventricular Function, Left
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Summary:Few studies are available on left ventricular diastolic function in beta-thalassemia major, and these have conflicting results. Our aim in this study was to analyze myocardial systolic and diastolic functions in patients with beta-thalassemia major using, for the first time, pulsed Doppler tissue imaging (DTI), and compare data with standard Doppler echocardiography. We studied 30 young patients with beta-thalassemia major (age
ISSN:0910-8327
1615-2573
DOI:10.1007/s003800300000