作者: William A. Suarez , Scott A. Snyder , Brian B. Berman , Gary M. Brittenham , Chandrakant R. Patel
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(98)70136-1
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摘要: Abstract Transfusion-dependent (TD) patients develop cardiac iron overload that will eventually lead to pump failure. Low-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography may complement resting and identify preclinical myocardial dysfunction caused by early hemosiderosis. Twenty-six iron-overloaded TD had with 5 μg/kg per minute of dobutamine. Indexed left ventricular (LV) mass, LV dimensions, meridional wall stress, index were significantly increased. similar shortening fraction M-mode (40.5% ± 5.6% vs 39.4% 4.5%) but a lower mean ejection (53.3% 3.9% 46.8% 6.9%, P