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ReviewHeart failure reviews2018

Transplantation in patients with iron overload: is there a place for magnetic resonance imaging? : Transplantation in iron overload.

Sophie Mavrogeni, Genovefa Kolovou, Boris Bigalke, Angelos Rigopoulos, Michel Noutsias, Stamatis Adamopoulos

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Review in Heart failure reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sophie MavrogeniOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 50 Esperou Street, 175-61, Palaeo Faliro, Athens, Greece. soma13@otenet.gr.
Genovefa KolovouOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 50 Esperou Street, 175-61, Palaeo Faliro, Athens, Greece.
Boris BigalkeDepartment of Cardiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin (CBF), Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin, Germany.
Angelos RigopoulosDepartment of Cardiology, Leopoldina Hospital, 97422, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Michel NoutsiasDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Division of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology and Intensive Medical Care, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Stamatis AdamopoulosOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 50 Esperou Street, 175-61, Palaeo Faliro, Athens, Greece.
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center · GRCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEFriedrich Schiller University Jena · DELeopoldina Krankenhaus Schweinfurt · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In iron overload diseases (thalassemia, sickle cell, and myelodysplastic syndrome), iron is deposited in all internal organs, leading to functional abnormalities. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only treatment offering a potential cure in these diseases. Our aim was to describe the experience in the field and the role of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of iron overload before and after HSCT. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), using T2*, is the most commonly used tool to diagnose myocardial-liver iron overload and guide tailored treatment. Currently, HSCT offers complete cure in thalassemia major, after overcoming the immunologic barrier, and should be considered for all patients who have a suitable donor. The overall thalassemia-free survival of low-risk, HLA-matched sibling stem cell transplantation patients is 85-90%, with a 95% overall survival. The problems of rejection and engraftment are improving with the use of adequate immunosuppression. However, a detailed iron assessment of both heart and liver is necessary for pre- and post-transplant evaluation. In iron overload diseases, heart and liver iron evaluation is indispensable not only for the patients' survival, but also for evaluation before and after HSCT.

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Decision MakingMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineHeartHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansIron OverloadIron overloadMagnetic resonance imagingMyelodysplastic syndromeSickle cell diseaseThalassemia majorTransplantation

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