The impact of magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of iron overload in heart and liver in transfusion-dependent thalassemic children: Minia experience

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[2] Borgna-Pignatti C(2004)Survival and complications in patients with thalassemia major treated with transfusion and deferoxamine Haematologica 89 1187-1193

[3] Rugolotto S(2000)Survival in beta-thalassaemia major in the UK: data from the UK Thalassaemia Register Lancet 355 2051-2052

[4] De Stefano P(2008)Combined chelation therapy in thalassemia major for the treatment of severe myocardial siderosis with left ventricular dysfunction J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 10 12-578

[5] Modell B(1994)Survival in medically treated patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia N Engl J Med 331 574-1511

[6] Khan M(2015)Noncontrast myocardial T1 mapping using cardiovascular magnetic resonance for iron overload J Magn Reson Imaging 41 1505-269

[7] Darlison M(2004)Value of sequential monitoring of left ventricular ejection fraction in the management of thalassemia major Blood 104 263-1151

[8] Tanner MA(2007)Normalized left ventricular volumes and function in thalassemia major patients with normal myocardial iron J Magn Reson Imaging 25 1147-2179

[9] Galanello R(2001)Cardiovascular T2-star (T2*) magnetic resonance for the early diagnosis of myocardial iron overload Eur Heart J 22 2171-538

[10] Dessi C(2005)Intercentre reproducibility of magnetic resonance T2* measurements of myocardial iron in thalassaemia Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 21 531-543

[1] Brittenham GM(2011)Iron-chelating therapy for transfusional iron overload N Engl J Med 364 146-156

[2] Borgna-Pignatti C(2004)Survival and complications in patients with thalassemia major treated with transfusion and deferoxamine Haematologica 89 1187-1193

[3] Rugolotto S(2000)Survival in beta-thalassaemia major in the UK: data from the UK Thalassaemia Register Lancet 355 2051-2052

[4] De Stefano P(2008)Combined chelation therapy in thalassemia major for the treatment of severe myocardial siderosis with left ventricular dysfunction J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 10 12-578

[5] Modell B(1994)Survival in medically treated patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia N Engl J Med 331 574-1511

[6] Khan M(2015)Noncontrast myocardial T1 mapping using cardiovascular magnetic resonance for iron overload J Magn Reson Imaging 41 1505-269

[7] Darlison M(2004)Value of sequential monitoring of left ventricular ejection fraction in the management of thalassemia major Blood 104 263-1151

[8] Tanner MA(2007)Normalized left ventricular volumes and function in thalassemia major patients with normal myocardial iron J Magn Reson Imaging 25 1147-2179

[9] Galanello R(2001)Cardiovascular T2-star (T2*) magnetic resonance for the early diagnosis of myocardial iron overload Eur Heart J 22 2171-538

[10] Dessi C(2005)Intercentre reproducibility of magnetic resonance T2* measurements of myocardial iron in thalassaemia Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 21 531-543