Management of Transfusion-Related Iron Overload in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

Anemia is a common symptom for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a spectrum of hematopoietic malignancies characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis; 90% of these patients will become transfusion dependent (TD). Because of the closed nature of iron metabolism, the repeated input of pack...

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Publicado en:Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Vol. 16; pp. 37 - 47
Autores principales: Shah, Jayshree, Kurtin, Sandra E., Arnold, Louise, Lindroos-Kolqvist, Petra, Tinsley, Sara
Formato: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oncology Nursing Society Jun2012 Supplement
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