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Systemic Hypertension in Patients with Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia: More than Co-incidence?

Version 1 : Received: 6 March 2024 / Approved: 6 March 2024 / Online: 7 March 2024 (10:14:49 CET)

How to cite: Emmanuel, M.S.; Gunasena, J.B.; Kottachchi, D.; Rajapaksa, S.; Premawardhena, A. Systemic Hypertension in Patients with Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia: More than Co-incidence?. Preprints 2024, 2024030380. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0380.v1 Emmanuel, M.S.; Gunasena, J.B.; Kottachchi, D.; Rajapaksa, S.; Premawardhena, A. Systemic Hypertension in Patients with Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia: More than Co-incidence?. Preprints 2024, 2024030380. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0380.v1

Abstract

Systemic hypertension is not a recognized association in patients with transfusion depended thalassaemia. In patients with high cardio-vascular morbidity due to iron overload and pulmonary hypertension this previously unrecognized disease should not be overlooked.

Keywords

thalassemia, systemic hypertension

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Hematology

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