P747 Echocardiographic evaluation of haemoglobinopathies patients and their correlation with haematologic determinants

Background Although heart disease in haemoglobinopathy have dramatically reduced with modern therapy, cardiac complications are still a leading cause of morbimortality. It became essential to detect cardiac complications in early stages in order to provide specific therapy and to improve prognosis. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has a paramount role in this field. Purpose To evaluate cardiac function in haemoglobinopathy patients and to...