Relationship between pancreatic iron overload, glucose metabolism and cardiac complications in sickle cell disease: An Italian multicentre study.

Laura Pistoia Antonella MeloniMassimo AllòAnna SpasianoGiuseppe MessinaFrancesco SorrentinoMaria Rita GamberiniAngela ErminiStefania RennePriscilla FinaGiuseppe PeritoreVincenzo PositanoAlessia PepeFilippo Cademartiri

Published in: European journal of haematology (2022)

Our findings support the evaluation of pancreatic R2* by MRI in SCD patients to prevent the development of metabolic and cardiac disorders.

Keyphrases

sickle cell disease
end stage renal disease
left ventricular
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
risk factors
magnetic resonance