Cardiac iron and cardiac disease in males and females with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major: a T2* magnetic resonance imaging study

Cardiac iron and cardiac disease in males and females with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major: a T2* magnetic resonance imaging study

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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 males) examined at the National Research Council as part of an Italian cooperative study.We also established normal left ventricular ejection fraction values for our population.Results The prevalence of cardiac disease was higher in males than in females (105 males versus 69 females; P.