Predicting Factors of Atherosclerosis in Children with Beta-Thalassemia Major

نویسندگان
Ghorbannezhad, Nasim ID 1
Hassanzadeh Rad, Afagh ID 2
Anvari, Saeid ID 3
Dalili, Setila ID 4
Darbandi, Bahram ID 5
Baghersalimi, Adel ID 6
Koohmanaee, Shahin ID 7
Atrkar Roshan, Zahra ID 8
Tabrizi, Manijeh ID 9

1 Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

2 Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

3 Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

4 Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

5 Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

6 Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

7 Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

8 Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

9 Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

doi
10.18502/ijpho.v13i1.11632
چکیده

Background: Atherosclerosis is an important cardiovascular disorder in beta-thalassemia major patients. The present study aimed to predict factors of atherosclerosis in children with beta-thalassemia major. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 36 patients with beta-thalassemia major and 36 healthy children as the control group. The carotid intima-media ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Atherosclerosis, Beta-Thalassemia, Osteoprotegerin