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Cardiac iron overload evaluation in thalassaemic patients using T2* magnetic resonance imaging following chelation therapy: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Abstract Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2* technique is used to assess iron overload in the heart, liver and pancreas of thalassaemic patients. Optimal iron chelation and expected tissue iron response rates remain under investigation. The objective of this study was to analyse serum ferr...

Elevated Iron Chelating Activity of Ilex paraguariensis Leaf Infusion: in vitro and in vivo Pilot Studies

Abstract This study presents an Ilex paraguariensis leaf infusion with important potential as natural iron-chelating. The impact of infusion time and the water volume to obtain an Ilex paraguariensis leaf infusion with high phenolic content and iron chelating activity, such as the stability of these prop...

Prospecção de sideróforos do tipo hidroxamato e quinona para terapia de sobrecarga de ferro

A sobrecarga de ferro é uma condição prejudicial para os pacientes, que apresentam uma diminuição significativa na qualidade de vida. Os fármacos quelantes são moléculas que têm capacidade de uso clínico para atuar como atenuadores da sobrecarga de metais. Neste trabalho apresentamos uma análi...

Polineuropatía motora subaguda secundaria a intoxicación por plomo

Acta méd. colomb; 39 (2), 2014
Las manifestaciones clínicas de la intoxicación por plomo son variadas e inespecíficas y continúan siendo un reto diagnóstico, en especial cuando son producto de presentaciones tan infrecuentes como las secundarias a fragmentos por proyectiles de arma de fuego intraarticulares. En suamplio espectro ...

Determination of iron-overload in thalassemia by hepatic MRI and ferritin

Accumulation of iron in thalassemia causes organ damage and reduces patient survival due to heart lesions in the second decade of life. Iron deposits are monitored by direct (biopsy) and indirect methods (ferritin) with sequential data being better than isolated measurements. This paper compares two indi...