| Relation between iron-overload indices, cardiac echo-Doppler, and biochemical markers in thalassemia intermedia. | |
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PMID: 18638603 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Cardiovascular impairment is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with thalassemia intermedia. In this study, echocardiographic assessment of left heart condition was performed in patients with thalassemia intermedia, and its relation to hematologic variables--amino terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), ferritin, hemoglobin--and liver iron concentration (LIC) was investigated. Echocardiographic assessment was performed using pulse-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler imaging. Data from 74 patients with thalassemia intermedia--35 men, 39 women, mean age 26.5 years (8 to 63)--were randomly selected and evaluated. Blood samples were collected for NT-proBNP levels in a random subgroup of 19 patients. Mean baseline values were hemoglobin 8.4 g/dl (4.9 to 13.1), serum ferritin 902.6 ng/ml (15 to 4,140), LIC 9.0 mg Fe/g (0.5 to 32.1), and NT-proBNP 113.5 pg/ml (16.4 to 371). Correlation between LIC and pulmonary artery systolic pressure was significant, suggesting that iron loading in the liver is indicative of cardiovascular sequelae. NT-proBNP was significantly correlated with the ratio of the left ventricular early rapid filling wave to early diastolic velocity at the mitral annulus (r = 0.50, p = 0.04) and hemoglobin (r = -0.49, p = 0.03), but not with other characteristics assessed. In conclusion, this study has highlighted the importance of using tissue Doppler imaging rather than pulse-wave Doppler to characterize left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with thalassemia intermedia. Demonstration of the correlation of LIC and pulmonary artery systolic pressure independent of left ventricular filling pressures supports our hypothesis that left ventricular diastolic dysfunction does not contribute to the increased pulmonary artery systolic pressure in patients with thalassemia intermedia. |
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Authors:
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Hussain Isma'eel; Abdul Hamid El Chafic; Fuad El Rassi; Adlette Inati; Susan Koussa; Rose Daher; Walid Gharzuddin; Samir Alam; Ali Taher |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-05-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of cardiology Volume: 102 ISSN: 0002-9149 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-07-21 Completed Date: 2008-09-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0207277 Medline TA: Am J Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 363-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine Hematology-Oncology Division, American University of Beirut, Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. |
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Adolescent Adult Blood Pressure Child Echocardiography, Doppler* Female Ferritins / blood Hemoglobins / analysis Humans Iron / analysis Iron Overload* Liver / chemistry Male Middle Aged Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood Peptide Fragments / blood Pulmonary Artery Thalassemia / blood*, physiopathology* Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology |
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0/Hemoglobins; 0/Peptide Fragments; 0/pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); 114471-18-0/Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; 7439-89-6/Iron; 9007-73-2/Ferritins |
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