Correlation of Serum Ferritin and Cardiac Iron Toxicity with Cardiac Function in Transfusion Dependent Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients

• Egile Nagusiak: Tubagus Djumhana Atmakusuma (Egilea), Rajesh Kalwani (Egilea), Sally Aman Nasution (Egilea), Cleopas Martin Rumende (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: Interna Publishing, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Cardiac iron toxicity is a major cause of mortality in transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia major patients. The main modality for detecting cardiac iron toxicity is MRI T2* with limited availability. This study aims to obtain iron toxicity profiles in transfusion-dependent beta-thalass...