Survival and causes of death in patients with alpha and beta-thalassemia in Northern Thailand.
Adisak TantiworawitThansita KamolsripatPokpong PiriyakhuntornThanawat RattanathammetheeSasinee HantrakoolChatree Chai-AdisaksophaEkarat RattaritamrongLalita NorasetthadaKanda FanhchaksaiPimlak CharoenkwanPublished in: Annals of medicine (2024)
Our study highlights the primary contributors to mortality in patients with thalassemia as infection-related issues and cardiac complications. It also underscores the significant impact of TDT and elevated serum ferritin levels on the survival of thalassemia patients.