Abstract:Introduction. Cardiovascular magnetic Resonance (CMR) has dramatically changed the clinical practice and improved the prognosis in thalassemia major (TM). This is the first study evaluating the predictive value of changes in CMR parameters (myocardial iron, function, and fibrosis) for cardiac complications in TM.
Methods. We followed prospectively 709 TM patients (374 females; 29.77±8.53 years) consecutively enrolled in the Myocardial Iron Overload in Thalassemia (MIOT) Network who performed a b… Show more
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