Quantitative analysis of left atrial function in asymptomatic patients with b-thalassemia major using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

[1] Hershko C(2007)Iron loading and its clinical implications Am J Hematol 82 1147-8

[2] Hahalis G(2005)Heart failure in β-thalassemia syndromes: A decade of progress Am J Medicine 118 957-967

[3] Alexopoulos D(2003)The left atrium: a biomarker of chronic diastolic dysfunction and cardiovascular disease risk J Am Coll Cardiol 42 1206-7

[4] Kremastinos DT(2008)A Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Quantitative Analysis of Left Atrial Function in Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Am J Cardiol 102 1097-1102

[5] Zoumbos NC(2009)Left atrial volume measurement with automated border detection by 3-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging Cardiovascular Ultrasound 7 16-2179

[6] Douglas PS(2001)Cardiovascular T2 star (T2*) magnetic resonance for the early diagnosis of myocardial iron overload Eur Heart J 22 2171-40

[7] Murata M(2011)Oral chelators in transfusion-dependent thalassemia major patients may prevent or reverse iron overload complications Blood Cells Mol Dis 47 33-366

[8] Iwanaga S(2004)Cardiac status in well-treated patients with thalassemia major Eur J Haematol 73 359-9

[9] Tamura Y(2003)Tissue Doppler echocardiography in patients with beta thalassemia detects early myocardial dysfunction related to myocardial iron overload Eur Heart J 24 113-72

[10] Kondo M(2008)Tissue Doppler echocardiography reliably reflects severity of iron overload in pediatric patients with beta thalassemia Eur J Echocardiogr 9 368-1135

[1] Hershko C(2007)Iron loading and its clinical implications Am J Hematol 82 1147-8

[2] Hahalis G(2005)Heart failure in β-thalassemia syndromes: A decade of progress Am J Medicine 118 957-967

[3] Alexopoulos D(2003)The left atrium: a biomarker of chronic diastolic dysfunction and cardiovascular disease risk J Am Coll Cardiol 42 1206-7

[4] Kremastinos DT(2008)A Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Quantitative Analysis of Left Atrial Function in Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Am J Cardiol 102 1097-1102

[5] Zoumbos NC(2009)Left atrial volume measurement with automated border detection by 3-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging Cardiovascular Ultrasound 7 16-2179

[6] Douglas PS(2001)Cardiovascular T2 star (T2*) magnetic resonance for the early diagnosis of myocardial iron overload Eur Heart J 22 2171-40

[7] Murata M(2011)Oral chelators in transfusion-dependent thalassemia major patients may prevent or reverse iron overload complications Blood Cells Mol Dis 47 33-366

[8] Iwanaga S(2004)Cardiac status in well-treated patients with thalassemia major Eur J Haematol 73 359-9

[9] Tamura Y(2003)Tissue Doppler echocardiography in patients with beta thalassemia detects early myocardial dysfunction related to myocardial iron overload Eur Heart J 24 113-72

[10] Kondo M(2008)Tissue Doppler echocardiography reliably reflects severity of iron overload in pediatric patients with beta thalassemia Eur J Echocardiogr 9 368-1135