Table 2 Comparison of Echocardiographic findings between T2* based classified groups. Data are represented as mean ± SD
From: Global longitudinal strain as an Indicator of cardiac Iron overload in thalassemia patients
\( {T}_2^{\ast }<20 \) | \( {T}_2^{\ast }>20 \) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
EF (%) | 59.32 ± 4.9 | 58.5 ± 5 | 0.59 |
Septal systolic Velocity (mm/sec) | 5.27 ± 0.89 | 6.18 ± 0.10 | 0.20 |
Septal early diastolic velocity (mm/sec) | 9.26 ± 1.13 | 10.10 ± 1.99 | 0.61 |
Lateral systolic Velocity (mm/sec) | 5.98 ± 1.39 | 6.38 ± 1.78 | 0.12 |
Lateral early diastolic Velocity (mm/sec) | 12.5 ± 1.70 | 12.68 ± 1.74 | 0.77 |
Septal systolic Strain (%) | 1.01 ± 0.25 | 1.10 ± 0.26 | 0.20 |
Lateral systolic Strain (%) | 1.08 ± 0.31 | 1.16 ± 0.34 | 0.40 |
Global Strain (%) | 17.64 ± 2.56 | 21.55 ± 2.68 | < 0.001 |
LVESV.BS (mm3) | 20.58 ± 5.38 | 23.46 ± 6.90 | 0.10 |
LVEDV.BS (mm3) | 51.25 ± 11.58 | 56.70 ± 31.13 | 0.13 |
Ferritin Level (ng/ml) | 2591.50 ± 1920.45 | 2575.27 ± 1927.46 | 0.98 |