Case 1: In Betathalassemia, Low Liver Iron Does Not Necessarily Indicate That Cardiac Iron is Not Present
Liver iron has long been thought to be a reliable indicator of total body iron burden, including the likelihood of cardiac iron. In patients with beta-thalassemia, however, that is not always the case. This study looks at a 12-year-old girl of South Asian descent who switched to deferasirox after her tranfser at the thalassemia treatment center.
