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desferrioxamine /des·fer·ri·ox·amine/ (des-fer´e-oks´ah-mēn) deferoxamine. desferrioxamine see deferoxamine. deferoxamine, desferrioxamine an iron chelating compound used as the mesylate to treat iron poisoning. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Combined therapy with deferiprone and desferrioxamine successfully regresses severe heart failure in patients with [beta]-thalassemia major. The editorial mentions desferrioxamine as a chelating agent to help prevent tissue damage from free radicals. The study, published today in Lancet and entitled "Improved myocardial iron levels and ventricular function with oral deferiprone compared with subcutaneous desferrioxamine in thalassemia," was authored by a team led by a cardiologist, Dudley Pennell of the Royal Brompton Hospital, London England. |
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