Mortality in β-thalassemia patients with confirmed pulmonary arterial hypertension on right heart catheterization

Affiliations

¹ Center for Microcythemia, Congenital Anemia and Iron Dysmetabolism, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
² Thalassemia Center, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
³ Department of Cardiology, High Specialty Ligurian Clinical Institute (ICLAS), Genoa, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, and.
⁵ Cardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Foundation, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Microcitemico Pediatric Hospital Antonio Cao, ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.
⁷ Cardiology Unit, AO University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁸ Hematology Unit, A. Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy.
⁹ Reference Centre for Hemoglobinopathies, AOU San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of the Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
¹¹ Cardiology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
¹² Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹³ Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; and.
¹⁴ ForAnemia Foundation, Genoa, Italy.

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Valeria Maria Pinto et al. Blood. 2022.

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. 2022 Mar 31;139(13):2080-2083.

doi: 10.1182/blood.2021014862.

¹ Center for Microcythemia, Congenital Anemia and Iron Dysmetabolism, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
² Thalassemia Center, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
³ Department of Cardiology, High Specialty Ligurian Clinical Institute (ICLAS), Genoa, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, and.
⁵ Cardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Foundation, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Microcitemico Pediatric Hospital Antonio Cao, ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.
⁷ Cardiology Unit, AO University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁸ Hematology Unit, A. Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy.
⁹ Reference Centre for Hemoglobinopathies, AOU San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of the Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
¹¹ Cardiology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
¹² Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹³ Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; and.
¹⁴ ForAnemia Foundation, Genoa, Italy.

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Pulmonary hypertension in thalassemia: a call to action.
Wood JC. Wood JC. Blood. 2022 Mar 31;139(13):1937-1938. doi: 10.1182/blood.2021015340. Blood. 2022. PMID: 35357479 Free PMC article. No abstract available.