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Augmentation of Left Atrial Contractile Function: A Herald of Iron Overload in Patients with Beta Thalassemia Major

✍ Scribed by Reza Shabanian; Giv Heidari-Bateni; Armen Kocharian; Mehdi Mashayekhi; Shahriar Hosseinzadeh; Abdolrazagh Kiani; Mina Izadyar; Leila Koochakzadeh

Publisher: Springer
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 211 KB
Volume: 31
Category: Article
ISSN: 0172-0643
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9693-x

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