Iron is a key micronutrient for the human body and participates in biological processes, such
as oxygen transport, storage, and utilization. Iron homeostasis plays a crucial role in the …

Iron overload cardiomyopathy (IOC) is a major cause of death in patients with diseases
associated with chronic anemia such as thalassemia or sickle cell disease after chronic …

This aim of this statement is to report an expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of
cardiac dysfunction in β-thalassemia major (TM). This consensus statement does not cover …

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most important metabolic dysfunctions.
Athletic performance depends on oxygen transport and mitochondrial efficiency, thus on …

Background The effect of anemia on patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) remains a controversial issue. The aim of this study was to explore the …

Purpose Iron deposition has been shown to occur following myocardial infarction (MI). We
investigated whether such focal iron deposition within chronic MI lead to electrical …

Background—Recent canines studies have shown that iron deposition within chronic
myocardial infarction (CMI) influences the electric behavior of the heart. To date, the link …

Background The majority of beta thalassemia major (β‐TM) patients suffer from cardiac
disease, while a significant proportion of them die suddenly. Twelve‐lead and signal …

Background There seems to be a significant arrhythmia burden in β-thalassemia major (TM)
patients without overt cardiomyopathy. Apart from conventional electrocardiographic (ECG) …

Thalassemia major is the most common monogenetic disorder worldwide, manifested as
chronic hemolytic anemia. This condition leads to the need for chronic blood transfusion to …