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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Malcolm Walker  1 , Dimitrios Farmakis  2
A.T. Taher  1 , D. Farmakis  2 , J.B. Porter  3 , M.D. Cappellini  4 , K.M. Musallam  5
, editors.
In: Guidelines for the Management of Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassaemia (TDT) [Internet]. 5th edition. Nicosia, Cyprus: Thalassaemia International Federation; 2025. Chapter 4.
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Conflict of interest statement

JMW reports speaker honoraria and travel reimbursement from Chiesi Pharma. DF reports speaker honoraria, consultation fees, and/or grants from Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Leo, Myocardial Solutions, Roche, and Viatris. All competing interests are outside the present work.

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