Ceci Adriana, Baiardi Paola, Catapano Mariana, Felisi Mariagrazia, Cianciulli Paolo, De Sanctis Vincenzo, Del Vecchio Giovanni Carlo, Magnano Carmelo, Meo Anna, Maggio Aurelio
Haematologica. 2006 Oct;91(10):1420-1. Epub 2006 Sep 7.
This retrospective one to one matched case-control study was aimed at evaluating risk factors for death in beta-thalassemic patients followed in Italian centers between 1997 and 2001. The mortality risk was lower in patients with good compliance to iron chelation therapy and in those treated with deferiprone.