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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Iron overload in polytransfused patients without heart failure is associated with subclinical alterations of systolic left ventricular function using cardiovascular magnetic resonance tagging

 

Patients (n = 19)

Controls (n = 8)

P value

Age

24 ± 8 (11-35)

30 ± 3 (26-37)

0.05

Sex

9M/10F

4M/3F

(NS)

Weight (kg)

48 ± 11

65 ± 11

<.001

Height (cm)

149 ± 13

175 ± 10

<.001

BSA (m2)

1.4 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.2

<.001

BP systolic (mmHg)

105 ± 13

107 ± 15

.96

BP diastolic (mmHg)

62 ± 7

60 ± 10

.42

Heart Rate (bpm)

78 ± 15

64 ± 7

.02

Hb value

9.2 ± 1.2

-

-

Ferritin

1686 ± 914

-

-

T2* cardiac (ms)

22 ± 11 (6-44)

40 ± 10 (24-59)

<.001

T2* hepatic (ms)

6 ± 7 (1-24)

21 ± 4 (15-26)

<.001

  1. BP: Blood pressure. BSA: Body surface area. Hb: Hemoglobin
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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