Table 3. Comparison of hepatic and cardiac iron and cardiac functions in relation to pancreatic iron.
| Mean ± SD (range) | Normal (T2* >11.4)
(n=40) |
Mild (T2* 3.8- 11.4 ms)
(n=20) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIC | 4.06 ± 2.03 (0.6 – 7.13) | 5.98 ± 3.17 (0.9 – 11.7) | 0.032 * |
| MIC | 0.67 ± 0.26 (0.16 – 1.9) | 0.72 ± 0.24 (0.13 – 1.12) | 0.140 |
| FS | 41.35 ± 7.51 (30-55) | 39.9 ± 4.67 (30-44) | 0.535 |
| EF | 71.2 ± 8.08 (58-83) | 70.35 ± 5.76 (58-75) | 0.478 |
| ESPAP | 29.63 ± 8.79 (18-44) | 33.4 ± 6.64 (24-44) | 0.046 * |
| E' (Lateral mitral annulus) | 0.17 ± 0.04 (0.11 – 0.28) | 0.18 ± 0.04 (0.12 – 0.28) | 0.713 |
| S' (Lateral mitral annulus) | 0.1 ± 0.02 (0.05 – 0.14) | 0.09 ± 0.02 (0.05 – 0.11) | 0.147 |
| A' (Lateral mitral annulus) | 0.11 ± 0.06 (0.04 – 0.22) | 0.09 ± 0.06 (0.04 – 0.22) | 0.285 |
| E' (Septal mitral annulus) | 0.15 ± 0.02 (0.08 – 0.17) | 0.16 ± 0.03 (0.08 – 0.19) | 0.103 |
| S' (Septal mitral annulus) | 0.09 ± 0.02 (0.04 – 0.13) | 0.08 ± 0.02 (0.04 – 0.12) | 0.816 |
| A' (Septal mitral annulus) | 0.09 ± 0.05 (0.03 – 0.18) | 0.07 ± 0.02 (0.03 – 0.11) | 0.425 |
| E' (Tricuspid annulus) | 0.18 ± 0.06 (0.06 – 0.28) | 0.14 ± 0.04 (0.06 – 0.21) | 0.020 * |
| S' (Tricuspid annulus) | 0.14 ± 0.05 (0.04 – 0.21) | 0.13 ± 0.03 (0.04 – 0.16) | 0.400 |
| A' (Tricuspid annulus) | 0.12 ± 0.05 (0.03 – 0.19) | 0.12 ± 0.05 (0.03 – 0.19) | 0.994 |
*Statistically significant, LIC=Liver iron concentration , MIC=Myocardial iron concentration, FS=Fractional shortening , EF=Ejection fraction, ESPAP=End systolic pulmonary artery pressure, S'=Peak systolic velocity, E'=Peak early diastolic velocity, A'=Peak late diastolic velocity.