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ArticleReviews in cardiovascular medicine2026

Longitudinal Assessment of Cardiac Native T1 in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia.

Antonella Meloni, Laura Pistoia, Vincenzo Positano, Ilaria Fotzi, Antonella Cossu, Emanuela De Marco, Elisabetta Corigliano, Cristina Paci, Alberto Clemente, Andrea Barison

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Antonella MeloniBioengineering Unit, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2284-8585
Laura PistoiaUnità Operativa Complessa Ricerca Clinica, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Vincenzo PositanoBioengineering Unit, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Ilaria FotziSOC Oncologia, Ematologia e Trapianto di Cellule Staminali Emopoietiche, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Firenze, Italy.
Antonella CossuAmbulatorio Trasfusionale - Servizio Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale Dipartimento dei Servizi, Presidio Ospedaliero "San Francesco" ASL Nuoro, 08100 Nuoro, Italy.
Emanuela De MarcoUO Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana - Stabilimento S. Chiara, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Elisabetta CoriglianoEmatologia Microcitemia, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio - ASP Crotone, 88900 Crotone, Italy.
Cristina PaciCentro Trasfusionale, Ospedale "S Maria alla Gruccia", 52025 Montevarchi, Italy.
Alberto ClementeDepartment of Radiology, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Andrea BarisonCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.

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Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) T2* is the reference standard for assessing myocardial iron overload (MIO). Native T1 mapping has emerged as a complementary technique and may be more sensitive for detecting mild or early myocardial iron deposition. We evaluated longitudinal changes in native left ventricular (LV) T1 values over 18 months in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT). Methods: A total of 64 TDT patients consecutively enrolled in the Extension-Myocardial Iron Overload in Thalassemia (E-MIOT) project underwent two CMR examinations at 1.5T. Native T1 mapping and T2* relaxometry were performed using standardized protocols. LV T1 and T2* values were calculated from 16 myocardial segments. LV ejection fraction was assessed by cine imaging. Results: At baseline, mean LV T1 was 959.51 ± 101.46 ms and mean LV T2* was 37.17 ± 9.44 ms, with a significant correlation between the two parameters (R = 0.533; Conclusions: In well-managed TDT patients, native myocardial T1 values remain overall stable over mid-term follow-up despite marked interindividual variability. Baseline T1 values and parallel changes in T2* influence longitudinal changes in T1, supporting native T1 mapping as a complementary, but not interchangeable, tool to T2* for the assessment and longitudinal monitoring of MIO.

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iron overloadleft ventriclemagnetic resonance imagingthalassemia

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PMCPMC13339234

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