Serial echocardiographic left ventricular ejection fraction measurements: A tool for detecting thalassemia major patients at risk of cardiac death

• Main Authors: Maggio A., Vitrano A., Calvaruso G., Barone R., Rigano P., Mancuso L., Cuccia L., Capra M., Pitrolo L., Prossomariti L., Filosa A., Caruso V., Gerardi C., Campisi S., Cianciulli P., Elefteriou A., Angastiniotis M., Hamza H., Telfer P., Walker J.M., Phrommintikul A., Chattipakorn N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875505857&partnerID=40&md5=2e0d4ea02317392802b2751b3f90f6a9; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23337255; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4015
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Cardiac damage remains a major cause of mortality among patients with thalassemia major. The detection of a lower cardiac magnetic resonance T2* (CMR-T2*) signal has been suggested as a powerful predictor of the subsequent development of heart failure. However, the lack of worldwide availability of...