Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2894004 | Atherosclerosis | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Young adults with β-TM exhibit both a global impairment of arterial vasorelaxation and early carotid atherosclerosis. A procoagulant/proinflammatory state in these transfusion-dependent patients may overwhelm atheroprotective mechanisms, including an optimal chelation regimen, and promote vascular injury and atherogenesis.
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Authors
George Hahalis, Dimitrios T. Kremastinos, George Terzis, Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos, Athina Chrysanthopoulou, Marina Karakantza, Alexandra Kourakli, Stamatis Adamopoulos, Alexandros D. Tselepis, Nikos Grapsas, Dimitrios Siablis, Nicholas C. Zoumbos,