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Table 1

From: Combined chelation therapy in thalassemia major for the treatment of severe myocardial siderosis with left ventricular dysfunction

Age (years)

28.9 ± 4.8

Gender

 

Male (M)

6

Female (F)

9

Body Surface Area (m2)

1.56 ± 0.1

Deferoxamine dose (mg/kg)

38 ± 10.2

 

5.3 days/week

CMR measures:

 

Myocardial T2* (ms) [>20]

5.7 ± 1.0

Liver T2* (ms) [>19]

3.7 ± 2.9

LV end diastolic volume index (mL/m2) [M:45–152, F:54–121]

87.1 ± 31.6

LV end systolic volume index (mL/m2) [M:13–34, F:6–35]

44.4 ± 24.9

LV ejection fraction (%) [M > 59%; F > 63%]

51.2 ± 10.9

Blood measures:

 

Transfusional red blood cell input (mL/kg/year)

155.1 ± 40.9

Mean year hemoglobin (g/dL)

11.0 ± 1.2

Hepatitis C positive

 

Yes

14

No

1

Biochemistry

 

Serum ferritin (μg/L) [M: 5–104, F: 4–254 ]

2057 ± 7.6

Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) [5-35]

53.4 ± 34.8

BNP (pmol/L) [<100]

26.0 (9.8–758)

Serum creatinine (mg/dL) [0.6–1.2]

0.68 ± 0.19