6. Conclusion
We found that decreased LVEF3D and increased SDI, and also endothelial
dysfunction shown by decresed FMD of brachial artery and aortic strain,
when used together with MR T2* values, may be good predictors of
sublinical cardiovascular involvement in patients with β-TM. Prospective
large-scale studies are needed to determine whether these parameters can
be used as subclinical determinants of cardiovascular iron overload.
Conflict of Interest: None declared