Cardiac iron and cardiac disease in males and females with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major: a T2* magnetic resonance imaging study
Background It has been repeatedly reported that female patients Appliance Paint with thalassemia major survive longer than males and that the difference is due to a lower rate of cardiac disease in females.Design and Methods We compared the cardiac iron load as measured by T2* magnetic resonance imaging RCD Mains Extension Lead in 776 patients (370