Homogeneous MIO (N=138) | Heterogeneous MIO and global Heart T2* < 20 ms (N=97) | Heterogeneous MIO and global Heart T2* ≥ 20 ms (N=238) | No MIO (N=339) | P-value | |
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Sex (M/F) | 67/71 | 38/59 | 119/119 | 157/172 | 0.304 |
Age (years) | 28.9 ± 7.4 | 30.8 ± 7.4 | 30.4 ± 8.9 | 31.1 ± 8.9 | 0.069 |
Hb pre-transfusion (g/dl) | 9.7 ± 0.6 | 9.6 ± 0.5 | 9.7 ± 0.6 | 9.6 ± 0.8 | 0.309 |
Ferritin levels (ng/l) | 2454 ± 1969 | 2043 ± 1796 | 1328 ± 1277 | 1114 ± 1004 | <0.0001 |
Cardiac disease, n (%) | 34 (24.6%) | 20 (20.6%) | 20 (8.4%) | 56 (16.5%) | <0.0001 |
Heart failure, n (%) | 24 (17.4%) | 16 (16.5%) | 10 (4.2%) | 28 (8.3%) | <0.0001 |
Arrhythmias, n (%) | 13 (9.4%) | 6 (6.2%) | 8 (3.4%) | 23 (6.8%) | 0.112 |
Pulmonary hypertension, n (%) | 3 (2.2%) | 1 (1.0%) | 4 (1.7%) | 14 (4.1%) | 0.192 |