Evaluation of cardiac and hepatic iron overload in thalassemia major patients with T2* magnetic resonance imaging

Figures & data

Table 1. Echocardiography profiles among myocardial iron overload groups.

Echocardiography	Cardiac T2*
	Normal (n = 43)	Abnormal (n = 7)	p value
Ejection fraction	67.80 ± 5.48	63.80 ± 4.10	>0.05
Fraction shortening	37.00 ± 4.73	34.40 ± 3.20	>0.05
E/A ratio	1.58 ± 0.31	1.54 ± 0.19	>0.05

Figure 1. Correlation between serum ferritin and cardiac T2* (p < 0.001, r = −0.28).

Figure 2. Correlation between serum ferritin and LIC T2* (p < 0.001, r = 0.37).

Figure 3. Comparison of cardiac T2* among chelation groups (p = 0.027). Solid lines showed median levels.

Figure 4. Comparison of LIC among chelation groups (p = 0.055). Solid lines showed median levels.

Figure 5. Comparison of cardiac T2* among thalassemia groups (p > 0.05). Solid lines showed median levels.

Figure 6. Comparison of LIC among thalassemia groups (p > 0.055). Solid lines showed median levels.