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  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tabriz University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2008-5117</Issn>
      <Volume>4</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="ppublish">
        <Year>2012</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <DAY>30</DAY>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <ArticleTitle>Echocardiographic Findings in Thalassemia Major: A Case Report and Literature Review</ArticleTitle>
    <FirstPage>57</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>59</LastPage>
    <ELocationID EIdType="doi">10.5681/jcvtr.2012.014</ELocationID>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Anita</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sadeghpour</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Majid</FirstName>
        <LastName>Kiavar</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Azin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Alizadehasl</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Rasoul</FirstName>
        <LastName>Azarfarin</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Arash</FirstName>
        <LastName>Hashemi</LastName>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
    <ArticleIdList>
      <ArticleId IdType="doi">10.5681/jcvtr.2012.014</ArticleId>
    </ArticleIdList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2012</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>12</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <Abstract>We introduce a 28-year-old woman with Thalassemia major whose clinical assessment, including two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography demonstrated severe left ventricular hypertrophy with severe biventricular enlargement and systolic dysfunction as well as severe diastolic dysfunction. We hereby address these issues from an echocardiographic point of view.</Abstract>
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        <Param Name="value">Thalassemia Major</Param>
      </Object>
      <Object Type="keyword">
        <Param Name="value">Pulmonary Hypertension</Param>
      </Object>
      <Object Type="keyword">
        <Param Name="value">Right Ventricular Dysfunction</Param>
      </Object>
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