The Effects of L-Carnitine on Echocardiographic Changes in Patients With β-Thalassemia Major and Intermedia
Shahidi M, Hashemi S, Fattahi N, Roshani D, Vahedi S, Sharifi P, Moradveisi B. The Effects of L-Carnitine on Echocardiographic Changes in Patients With β-Thalassemia Major and Intermedia. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2020, 42: 386-390. PMID: 32555029, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-thalassemia patientsLeft ventricular hypertrophyB-thalassemiaEffect of L-carnitineVentricular dilatationEchocardiographic changesVentricular hypertrophyL-carnitinePatients treated with L-carnitineImprovement of cardiac indexB-thalassemia majorStudy drug groupLeft ventricular dilatationRandomized clinical trialsSystolic blood pressureL-carnitine administrationIntermedia patientsCardiac dilatationNo significant differenceBesat HospitalCardiac indexDiagnostic modalitiesBlood testsFatal arrhythmiasHeart failure
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