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Brain natriuretic peptide as marker of myocardial iron load in beta-thalassemia.

Nikolidakis S, Flessa C, Nikolaou N, Gotsis ED, Koutouzis M, Polyhronaki E, Vrettou E, Kyriakides ZS

Cardiomyopathy due to iron overload represents a frequent life-limiting complication in patients with beta-thalassemia major. We have conducted a study which proved that brain natriuretic peptide plasma levels have high sensitivity and negative predictive value in detecting cardiac hemosiderosis.

Published 8 May 2007 in Int J Cardiol, 118(3): 408-9.
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