title: Echocardiographic findings in thalassemia major: a case report and literature review.
abstract: We introduce a 28-year-old woman with Thalassemia major whose clinical assessment, including two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography demonstrated severe left ventricular hypertrophy with severe biventricular enlargement and systolic dysfunction as well as severe diastolic dysfunction. We hereby address these issues from an echocardiographic point of view.
authors.affiliation: Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghpour
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiavar
authors.forename: Azin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alizadehasl
authors.forename: Rasoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azarfarin
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashemi
keywords: Pulmonary Hypertension; Right Ventricular Dysfunction; Thalassemia Major