CellWell record HH-48344
Survival and complications in thalassemia
Borgna-Pignatti C; Cappellini MD; De Stefano P; Del Vecchio GC; Forni GL; Gamberini MR; Ghilardi R; Origa R; Piga A; Romeo MA; Zhao H; Cnaan A
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ยท 2005
In plain language
This review of thalassemia major outcomes reports that lower ferritin levels were associated with reduced heart failure risk and longer survival, while iron overload of the heart remained the leading cause of death.
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