Pregnancy in women with thalassemia: challenges and solutions

G Petrakos, P Andriopoulos… - International journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Advances in treatment of thalassemia have led to the aging of thalassemic patients, and
consequently concern about successful reproductive outcome is augmented. Although …

Bone disease in β thalassemia patients: past, present and future perspectives

V De Sanctis, AT Soliman, H Elsefdy, N Soliman… - Metabolism, 2018 - Elsevier
Bone disorders in patients with thalassemia major (TM) and intermedia (TI) constitute
complex conditions that result from various factors affecting the growing skeleton. Although …

[HTML][HTML] 2021 Thalassaemia international federation guidelines for the management of transfusion-dependent thalassemia

D Farmakis, J Porter, A Taher, MD Cappellini… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Beta-thalassemia and particularly its transfusion-dependent form (TDT) is a demanding
clinical condition, requiring life-long care and follow-up, ideally in specialized centers and by …

The close link of pancreatic iron with glucose metabolism and with cardiac complications in thalassemia major: a large, multicenter observational study

A Pepe, L Pistoia, MR Gamberini, L Cuccia… - Diabetes …, 2020 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE We systematically explored the link of pancreatic iron with glucose metabolism
and with cardiac complications in a cohort of 1,079 patients with thalassemia major (TM) …

[HTML][HTML] Anemia and growth

AT Soliman, V De Sanctis, S Kalra - Indian journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Anemia in childhood is defined as a hemoglobin (Hb) concentration below cut off levels
established by the World Health Organization:< 11 g/dl in children aged 6–59 months,< 11.5 …

Complications in patients with transfusion dependent thalassemia: A descriptive cross‐sectional study

M Faranoush, P Faranoush, I Heydari… - Health Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims One of the most common hemoglobinopathies globally
related to blood transfusion and iron overload in the body is thalassemia syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Severe liver iron concentrations (LIC) in 24 patients with β-thalassemia major: correlations with serum ferritin, liver enzymes and endocrine complications

I Kanbour, P Chandra, A Soliman… - … journal of hematology …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of endocrinopathies and liver
dysfunction, in relation to LIC and serum ferritin level, in a selected group of adolescents and …

Current standards of care and long term outcomes for thalassemia and sickle cell disease

S Chonat, CT Quinn - Gene and cell therapies for beta-globinopathies, 2017 - Springer
Thalassemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) are disorders of hemoglobin that affect millions
of people worldwide. The carrier states for these diseases arose as common, balanced …

[HTML][HTML] Growth and growth hormone-insulin like growth factor-I (GH-IGF-I) axis in chronic anemias

TS Ashraf, V De Sanctis, M Yassin… - Acta Bio Medica: Atenei …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting both developing and developed
countries with major consequences for human health as well as social and economic …

[HTML][HTML] Thyroid disorders in homozygous β-thalassemia: current knowledge, emerging issues and open problems

V De Sanctis, AT Soliman, D Canatan… - … journal of hematology …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Changes in thyroid function and thyroid function tests occur in patients with β-
thalassemia major (TM). The frequency of hypothyroidism in TM patients ranges from 4% to …