title: Splenectomized versus non-splenectomized patients with thalassemia major. Echo-cardiographic comparison.
authors.forename: Mahmood D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Al-Mendalawi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*