Background: Cardiac complications in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia
(TDT) are one of the ma-jor causes of mortality in these patients which annually impose …

Objectives MRI quantification of liver iron concentration (LIC) using R2 or R2* relaxometry
requires offline post-processing causing reporting delays, administrative overhead, and …

A cross-sectional study to explore the correlation between cardiac and hepatic iron overload
and its impact on the quality of life in children diagnosed with severe beta-thalassemia major …

Aim: Beta-thalassemia major requires regular blood transfusions throughout life, which in
turn leads to iron accumulation in the body. While cardiac T2* MRI is the gold standard in …

Iron overload may contribute to long-term complications in childhood cancer survivors.
There are limited reports of assessment of tissue iron overload in childhood leukemia by …

BACKGROUND: Early detection of iron overload in transfusion-dependent thalassemia
(TDT) patients is critical to prevent complications and improve survival. OBJECTIVES …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of prolonged deferiprone monotherapy in patients with β-
thalassemia major. Methods This cross-sectional study included 40 patients (age range 9 to …

This issue of the journal carries a study that has investigated the role of serum hepcidin as a
diagnostic tool for measuring iron overload in patients with β-thalassemia major [1] …

Despite declining rates worldwide, autopsy studies remain invaluable tools to expand
existing knowledge on the pathophysiology of diseases, especially those with multisystem …

Determination of the magnitude of body iron stores helps to identify individuals at risk of iron-
induced organ damage in Thalassemia patients. The most direct clinical method of …