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Myocardial scarring by delayed enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance in thalassaemia major

2009

Background: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) by delayed enhancement (DE) enables visualisation of myocardial scarring, but no dedicated studies are available in thalassaemia major. Objective: To investigate the prevalence, extent, clinical and instrumental correlates of myocardial fibrosis or necrosis by DE CMR in patients with thalassaemia major. Patients: 115 Patients with thalassaemia major consecutively examined at an MRI laboratory. Methods: DE images were acquired to quantify myocardial scarring. Myocardial iron overload was determined by multislice multiecho T2*. Cine images were obtained to evaluate biventricular function. Results: DE areas were present in 28/115 patients (24…

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