Table 1 Echocardiographic findings and their correlation with MRI T2* findings and serum ferritin level. Data are represented as mean ± SD
From: Global longitudinal strain as an Indicator of cardiac Iron overload in thalassemia patients
Echo findings | \( {T}_2^{\ast } \) | Ferritin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correlation coefficient (r) | P value | Correlation coefficient (r) | P value | ||
EF (%) | 58.96 ± 4.96 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.38 |
Septal systolic Velocity (mm/sec) | 5.67 ± 1.03 | 0.43 | 0.002 | 0.12 | 0.93 |
Septal early diastolic velocity (mm/sec) | 9.63 ± 1.88 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.33 |
Lateral systolic Velocity (mm/sec) | 6.10 ± 1.56 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.65 |
Lateral early diastolic Velocity (mm/sec) | 12.60 ± 1.70 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.51 |
Septal systolic Strain (%) | 1.05 ± 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.31 |
Lateral systolic Strain (%) | 1.12 ± 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.41 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
Global Strain (%) | 19.36 ± 3.24 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.06 |
Left Ventricular End Systolic Volume (mm3) | 21.85 ± 6.20 | 0.25 | 0.07 | −0.11 | 0.42 |
Left Ventricular End Diastolic Volume (mm3) | 53.65 ± 12.68 | 0.21 | 0.14 | −0.02 | 0.88 |