Evaluation of Heart Status in Patients of Beta Thalassemia Using Echocardiogram

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Heart failure from myocardial iron deposition is a severe complication for patients with transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia . Increased cardiac iron content impacts the contractility of cardiomyocytes and can also lead to myocarditis, pericarditis, and arrhythmias. The severity of cardiac dysfunction depends on the amount of iron deposited in the myocardium.Echocardiogram is used as noninvasive method to observe heart status. The objective of this study is to evaluate the heart status in patients of Beta Thalassemia from southern China.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
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• Diagnosed with beta-thalassemia

Locations
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China
Southern Medical University
RECRUITING
Guangzhou
Contact Information
Primary
Xiangmin Xu, Prof. Dr.
xixm@smu.edu.cn
(20) 61648293
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-07-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 1200
Treatments
beta thalassemia patients
Sponsors
Collaborators: Jiangmen Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Yongzhou Maternity and Child Health Hospital, ZhuHai Hospital
Leads: Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

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