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

• Main Authors: Aurelio Maggio, Angela Vitrano, Giuseppina Calvaruso, Rita Barone, Paolo Rigano, Luigi Mancuso, Liana Cuccia, Marcello Capra, Lorella Pitrolo, Luciano Prossomariti, Aldo Filosa, Vincenzo Caruso, Calogera Gerardi, Saveria Campisi, Paolo Cianciulli, Androulla Elefteriou, Michel Angastiniotis, Hala Hamza, Paul Telfer, John Malcolm Walker, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Nipon Chattipakorn
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84875505857&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/48044
• 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...