Liguori Carlo, Pitocco Francesca, Di Giampietro Ilenia, De Vivo Aldo Eros, Schena Emiliano, Giurazza Francesco, Sorrentino Francesco, Zobel Bruno Beomonte
Department of Radiology, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Via Antonio Cardarelli 9, 80100 Naples, Italy.
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:857642. doi: 10.1155/2015/857642. Epub 2015 Apr 2.
To evaluate a population of asymptomatic thalassemia major (TM) and thalassemia intermedia (TI) patients using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). We supposed that TI group could be differentiated from the TM group based on T2(∗) and that the TI group could demonstrate higher cardiac output.
A retrospective analysis of 242 patients with TM and TI was performed (132 males, 110 females; mean age 39.6 ± 8 years; 186 TM, 56 TI). Iron load was assessed by T2(∗) measurements; volumetric functions were analyzed using steady-state-free precession sequences.
Significant difference in left-right heart performance was observed between TM with iron overload and TI patients and between TM with iron overload and TM without iron overload (P < 0.05); no significant differences were observed between TM without iron overload and TI patients. A significant correlation was observed between T2(∗) and ejection fraction of right ventricle- (RV-) ejection fraction of left ventricle (LV); an inverse correlation was present among T2(∗) values and end-diastolic volume of LV, end-systolic volume of LV, stroke volume of LV, end-diastolic volume of RV, end-systolic volume of RV, and stroke volume of RV.
CMR is a leading approach for cardiac risk evaluation of TM and TI patients.
使用心血管磁共振(CMR)对无症状重型地中海贫血(TM)和中间型地中海贫血(TI)患者群体进行评估。我们推测TI组可基于T2(∗)与TM组区分开来,且TI组可能表现出更高的心输出量。
对242例TM和TI患者进行回顾性分析(男性132例,女性110例;平均年龄39.6±8岁;186例TM,56例TI)。通过T2(∗)测量评估铁负荷;使用稳态自由进动序列分析容积功能。
铁过载的TM患者与TI患者之间以及铁过载的TM患者与无铁过载的TM患者之间,左右心功能存在显著差异(P<0.05);无铁过载的TM患者与TI患者之间未观察到显著差异。T2(∗)与右心室射血分数-左心室(LV)射血分数之间存在显著相关性;T2(∗)值与LV舒张末期容积、LV收缩末期容积、LV每搏输出量、RV舒张末期容积、RV收缩末期容积和RV每搏输出量之间呈负相关。
CMR是评估TM和TI患者心脏风险的主要方法。