Discriminating Indices between Common Microcytic Anemias and Normal Population

Microcytic Anemias: Sideroblastic Anemia — Causes and Treatment

Microcytic Anemias: Sideroblastic Anemia — Causes and Treatment

Microcytic Anemias: Sideroblastic Anemia — Causes and Treatment

Microcytic Anemias: Sideroblastic Anemia — Causes and Treatment

Reliability of Different RBC Indices and Formulas in Discriminating between β-Thalassemia Minor and other Microcytic Hypochromic Cases

OBJECTIVE Different indices and formulas of CBC parameters have been suggested as indicators of early stage screenings to detect couples with β-thalassemia minor (BTMi). In this study, we evaluated the accuracy of five previous published formulas and compared them to our new formula (│80-MCV│×│27-MCH│) in screening of β-thalassemia. METHODS All couples in the premarital β-thalassemia screenin...

Relationship between normal heart size and body indices in Korean.

We provided a curve-fit equation to predict the normal heart weight (g) in Koreans by examining 422 autopsies (215 males and 207 females, from newborn to age 77 yr) who were relatively in good general condition. Heart weight was well correlated with body surface area (m2), body weight (kg), and body height (cm) but poorly with age in both sex. Heart weight progressively increased from birth to ...