Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Strain in Beta Thalassemia Major Correlates with Cardiac Iron Overload

• Main Authors: Deidra Ansah (Author), Nazia Husain (Author), Alexander Ruh (Author), Haben Berhane (Author), Anthony Smith (Author), Alexis Thompson (Author), Andrew De Freitas (Author), Cynthia K. Rigsby (Author), Joshua D. Robinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Beta thalassemia major (Beta-TM) is an inherited condition which presents at around two years of life. Patients with Beta-;TM may develop cardiac iron toxicity secondary to transfusion dependence. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) T2*, a technique designed to quantify myocardial ir...