Importance of Iron Chelation Therapy

A. Varoğlu

doi:10.4081/thal.2011.s2.e11

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30 December 2011

Importance of Iron Chelation Therapy

Northern Cyprus Thalassaemia Society, Strovolos, Cyprus

Thalass. Rep.2011, 1(s2), e11;https://doi.org/10.4081/thal.2011.s2.e11

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Abstract

It is necessary to remember that today patients have different options of chelation treatment, as desferrioxamine, deferiprone and deferasirox are available. However, a patient has to be compliant with treatments. They have always to remember that too much iron causes different complications and could be a barrier for a definitive cure from thalassemia.

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iron chelation therapy

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