Can biomarkers predict myocardial iron overload in children with thalassemia major?

Hasan KarakaşAyşe Güler EroğluNazlı Gülsüm AkyelGülnaz Çığİbrahim AdaletliGül Nihal ÖzdemirEmine TürkkanTülin Tiraje Celkan

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2023)

All three biomarkers investigated in this study failed to predict myocardial iron accumulation in asymptomatic children with beta-thalassemia major. However, a weak relation between serum galectin-3 level and hepatic iron accumulation was demonstrated.

Keyphrases

young adults
iron deficiency
left ventricular
high resolution