Antonella Meloni, Laura Pistoia, Paolo Ricchi, Aurelio Maggio, Valerio Cecinati, Filomena Longo, Francesco Sorrentino, Zelia Borsellino, Alessandra Salvo, Vincenza Rossi, Emanuele Grassedonio, Gennaro Restaino, Stefania Renne, Riccardo Righi, Vincenzo Positano, Filippo Cademartiri
BACKGROUND: We prospectively evaluated the predictive value of multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for cardiovascular complications in non-transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (β-NTDT) patients who started regular transfusions in late childhood/adulthood (neo β-TDT). METHODS: We considered 180 patients (38.25 ± 11.24 years; 106 females). CMR was used to quantify cardiac iron overload, biventricular function, and atrial dimensions, and to detect left ventricular (LV) replacement fibrosis...
February 23, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine