Results: 3

Vascular endothelial growth factor and pulmonary hypertension in children with beta thalassemia major

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (5), 2019
Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to illustrate the association between vascular endothelial growth factor level and pulmonary artery hypertension in children with β-thalassemia major. Method: This case-control study was conducted on 116 children with β-thalassemia major; 58 o...

Intraocular pressure in subjects with beta-thalassemia minor

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: Beta-thalassemia minor, a common hereditary blood disorder in Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, is associated with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance, in turn, can be associated with excessively high intraocular pressure and, therefore, intraocular pressure-induced blindness....

Avaliaçäo do estado de ferro em indivíduos beta-talassêmicos heterozigotos
Evaluation of iron status in individuals with heterozygotic beta-thalassemia

A sobrecarga de ferro (Fe) é problema cosmopolita, que tem a hemocromatose idiopática e a talassemia como as doenças genéticas a que maisfreqüentemente está associada. Enquanto a sobrecarga de ferro em beta-talassêmicos em hipertransfusäo é situaçäo bem definida, existindo esquemas terapêutic...