Antonella Meloni, Laura Pistoia, Paolo Ricchi, Filomena Longo, Valerio Cecinati, Francesco Sorrentino, Liana Cuccia, Elisabetta Corigliano, Vincenza Rossi, Riccardo Righi, Priscilla Fina, Stefania Renne, Luigi Barbuto, Vincenzo Positano, Filippo Cademartiri
PURPOSE: In a relatively large cohort of thalassemia intermedia (TI) patients, we systematically investigated myocardial iron overload (MIO), function, and replacement fibrosis using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), we assessed the clinical determinants of global heart T2* values, and we explored the association between multiparametric CMR findings and cardiac complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We considered 254 beta-TI patients (43.14 ± 13...
April 29, 2024: La Radiologia Medica