Post-transfusional iron overload in the haemoglobinopathies |
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Authors: | Isabelle Thuret |
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Institution: | Service d’hématologie pédiatrique, centre de référence des Thalassémies, hôpital d’Enfants de la Timone, AP–HM, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France |
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Abstract: | In this report, we review the recent advances in evaluation and treatment of transfusional iron overload (IO). Results of the French thalassaemia registry are described. According to the disease, thalassaemia major or sickle cell anaemia, mechanisms and toxicity of iron overload, knowledge about IO long-term outcome and chelation treatment results, respective value of IO markers, differ. The recent tools evaluating organ specific IO and the diversification of iron chelator agents make possible to individualize chelation therapy in clinical practice. The severity of IO and the level of transfusional iron intake, the preferential localization of IO (heart/liver) as well as the tolerance and adherence profiles of the patient can now be taken into account. Introduction of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for the quantification of myocardial iron and use of oral chelators have already been reported as decreasing the cardiac mortality rate related to IO in thalassaemia major patients. Long-term observation of patients under oral chelators will show if morbidity is also improving via a more continuous control of toxic iron and/or a better accessibility to cellular iron pools. |
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Keywords: | Transfusion Iron overload Thalassemia National registry Sickle cell disease |
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