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Table 4 Number of patients whose hepatic T2* fell below 9 ms (>3 mg/gdw) according to chelation regime

From: The efficacy of iron chelator regimes in reducing cardiac and hepatic iron in patients with thalassaemia major: a clinical observational study

 

Medication

 

DFP

Comb

DFX

DFO

Total

Fall < 9, n (%)

     

Unchanged, n (%)

7 (50)

32 (94)

4 (40)

8 (66.7)

51 (73)

Total, n (%)

14 (100)

34 (100)

10 (100)

12 (100)

70 (100)

  1. Fisher's exact: p < 0.001
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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