Sudhas Na Ayuthya P, Pongpanich B, Damrongwatna T, Isarangkura P, Hathirat P, Pintadit P
Department of Pediatrics, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser. 1987;23(5A):351-4.
Cardiac function was studied in 54 thalassemic children, aged 3 to 18 years. Abnormalities were found by echocardiography in 58%, by electrocardiography in 15%, and by chest film cardiomegaly in 24%. There was a correlation between the severity of anemia and the degree of cardiomegaly.
对54名3至18岁的地中海贫血儿童的心脏功能进行了研究。通过超声心动图发现异常的比例为58%,通过心电图发现异常的比例为15%,通过胸部X光片发现心脏扩大的比例为24%。贫血的严重程度与心脏扩大的程度之间存在相关性。