Left Ventricular Function and Iron Loading Status in a Tertiary Center Hemochromatosis Cohort—A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study

Left Ventricular Function and Iron Loading Status in a Tertiary Center Hemochromatosis Cohort—A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study

Background: Haemochromatosis (HCH), a common genetic disorder with variable penetrance, results in progressive but understudied iron overload. We prospectively evaluated organ iron loading and cardiac function in a tertiary center HCH cohort. Methods: 42 HCH patients (47 ± 14 years) and 36 controls...

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Main Authors: Karolina Dorniak, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Katarzyna Sikorska, Katarzyna Rozwadowska, Jadwiga Fijałkowska, Anna Glińska, Magdalena Tuzimek, Agnieszka Sabisz, Marta Żarczyńska-Buchowiecka, Michał Świątczak, Maria Dudziak, Edyta Szurowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
hemochromatosis
cardiac magnetic resonance
T2* mapping
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/11/2620

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