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

• Main Authors: Tubagus Djumhana Atmakusuma (Author), Rajesh Kalwani (Author), Sally Aman Nasution (Author), Cleopas Martin Rumende (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Interna Publishing, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...