Cardiac T2* magnetic resonance for prediction of cardiac complications in thalassemia major.
Cardiac T2* magnetic resonance for prediction of cardiac complications in thalassemia major.
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心脏T2*磁共振用于预测Thalassexia Pajor的心脏并发症。
DOI:
10.1161/circulationaha.109.874487
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发表时间:
2009-11-17
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
Pennell DJ
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作者:
Kirk P;Roughton M;Porter JB;Walker JM;Tanner MA;Patel J;Wu D;Taylor J;Westwood MA;Anderson LJ;Pennell DJ
To determine the predictive value of cardiac T2* magnetic resonance (MR) for heart failure and arrhythmia in thalassemia major. We analyzed cardiac and liver T2* MR, and serum ferritin on 652 thalassemia major patients from 21 UK centers, with 1,442 MR scans. The relative risk (95% CI) for heart failure with cardiac T2* values <10ms (compared with >10ms) was 160 (39, 653). Heart failure occurred in 47% of patients within one year of a cardiac T2* <6ms with relative risk 270 (64, 1129). The area under the ROC curve for predicting heart failure was significantly greater for cardiac T2* (0.948) than for liver T2* (0.589, P<0.001) or serum ferritin (0.629, P<0.001). Cardiac T2* was <10ms in 98% of scans in patients who developed heart failure. The relative risk for arrhythmia with cardiac T2* values <20ms (compared with >20ms), was 4.6 (2.66, 7.95). Arrhythmia occurred in 14% of patients within one year of a cardiac T2* of <6ms. The area under the ROC curve for predicting arrhythmia was significantly greater for cardiac T2* (0.747) than for liver T2* (0.514, P<0.001) or serum ferritin (0.518, P<0.001). The cardiac T2* was <20ms in 83% of scans in patients who developed arrhythmia. Cardiac T2* MR identifies patients at high risk of heart failure and arrhythmia from myocardial siderosis in thalassemia major, and is superior to serum ferritin and liver iron. Using cardiac T2* for the early identification and treatment of patients at risk is a logical means towards reducing the high burden of cardiac mortality in myocardial siderosis.