Pulmonary function abnormalities in non-splenectomized and splenectomized adult hemoglobin E/β-thalassemia patients and their correlation with pulmonary hypertension
<p>The effect of splenectomy on pulmonary function test (PFT) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) in thalassemia remains unclear. We aimed to investigate PFT and their association with PH in patients with hemoglobin E/β-thalassemia stratified by their splenic status. Thirteen splenectomized patien...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Thalassemia Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/1739 |