title: [The echocardiographic evaluation of multiply transfused thalassemia patients over the age of 10].
abstract: Today cardiomyopathy is the main cause of death of patients with thalassemia disease since the second decade of their lives. Echocardiography is a useful means to put into evidence cardiac alterations before the appearance of the clinical marks of cardiac failure.
authors.affiliation: U.S.L. 28, Divisione di Pediatria, Presidio Ospedaliero di Locri (RC), Italia.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: De Martino
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Multari
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mammì
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iannopollo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Costantino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins
vernacular_title: Valutazione ecocardiografica in talassemici politrasfusi con età superiore a 10 anni.