The efficacy of tissue Doppler imaging in predicting myocardial iron load in patients with beta-thalassemia major: correlation with T2* cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Ebru Aypar1, Dursun Alehan1, Tuncay Hazırolan2, Fatma Gümrük3
1Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
2Radiology Department, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
3Pediatric Hematology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

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