Serum ferritin in the diagnosis of cardiac and liver iron overload in thalassaemia patients real-world practice: a multicentre study

Br J Haematol. 2018 Jul;182(2):301-305. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14776. Epub 2017 May 23.

Authors

Rungroj Krittayaphong¹, Vip Viprakasit², Pairash Saiviroonporn³, Wipaporn Wangworatrakul¹, John C Wood⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Division of Haematology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
³ Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁴ Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

PMID: 28543061
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14776

No abstract available

Keywords: blood transfusion; iron overload; magnetic resonance imaging; serum ferritin; thalassaemia.

Publication types

Letter
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Biomarkers / metabolism
Cardiomyopathies / complications
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Female
Ferritins / metabolism*
Humans
Iron Overload / complications
Iron Overload / diagnosis*
Liver Diseases / complications
Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
Male
ROC Curve
Thalassemia / blood*
Thalassemia / complications

Substances

Biomarkers
Ferritins