Browsing by Author "Musallam, Khaled M."

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Absence of cardiac siderosis by MRI T2* despite transfusion burden, hepatic and serum iron overload in Lebanese patients with sickle cell disease

Inati, Adlette; Musallam, Khaled M.; Wood, John C.; Sheikh-Taha, Marwan; Daou, Linda; Taher, Ali T. (2016-06-02)

Background: The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect organ-specific iron overload is becoming increasingly common. Although hepatic iron overload has been recognized in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), ...
Health-related quality of life in adults with transfusion-independent thalassaemia intermedia compared to regularly transfused thalassaemia major

Musallam, Khaled M.; Khoury, Brigitte; Abi-Habib, Rudy; Bazzi, Lama; Succar, Julien; Halawi, Racha; Hankir, Ahmed; Koussa, Suzanne; Taher, Ali T. (2017-10-23)

Background: In patients with β thalassaemia intermedia (TI), the milder anaemia and transfusion independence imply better health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). However, the unbalanced pathophysiology of the disease ...
Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Adult Patients with β-Thalassemia Major and Intermedia

Khoury, Brigitte; Musallam, Khaled M.; Abi-Habib, Rudy; Bazzi, Lama; Al Ward, Zainab; Succar, Julien; Halawi, Racha; Hankir, Ahmed (2017-10-23)

Objective: To evaluate and compare the prevalence and risk factors for anxiety and depression in adults with β-thalassemia major (TM) and intermedia (TI). Method: A cross-sectional study of TI and TM patients at a ...

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