Low Vitamin D Levels Are Associated with Increased Cardiac Iron Uptake in Beta-Thalassemia Major

Low Vitamin D Levels Are Associated with Increased Cardiac Iron Uptake in Beta-Thalassemia Major

We evaluated the association of vitamin D and parathormone (PTH) levels with cardiac iron and function in beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) patients. Two-hundred and seventy-eight TM patients (39.04 ± 8.58 years, 56.8% females) underwent magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of iron overload (T2...

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Main Authors: Antonella Meloni, Laura Pistoia, Cristina Vassalle, Anna Spasiano, Ilaria Fotzi, Sergio Bagnato, Maria Caterina Putti, Antonella Cossu, Francesco Massei, Piera Giovangrossi, Silvia Maffei, Vincenzo Positano, Filippo Cademartiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
thalassemia major
myocardial iron overload
vitamin D
parathyroid hormone
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/24/3656

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