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Cardiac Complications in Thalassemia Syndromes: Clinical and Radiological Considerations

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Cardiac complications frequently associated with endocrinopathies and infections are the most common cause of morbidity and death in patients with homozygous thalassemia syndromes. In many cases, symptoms of heart lesions may appear in early childhood, but death usually occurs during the 2nd or 3rd decade [14–16]. Early diagnosis and treatment of cardiac complications in this disease are essential for the survival of these patients [40].

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Areteion Hospital, 115 28, Athens, Greece

    Constantin Papavasiliou  & Theophanis Cambouris  & 

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, School of Medicine, 115 28, Athens, Greece

    Phaedon Fessas

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Papaioannou, A.C., Antoniadis, S. (1989). Cardiac Complications in Thalassemia Syndromes: Clinical and Radiological Considerations. In: Papavasiliou, C., Cambouris, T., Fessas, P. (eds) Radiology of Thalassemia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72587-6_11

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