Artikel ; Online: Liver complications of haemoglobin H disease in adults.
British journal of haematology
2020 Band 192, Heft 1, Seite(n) 171–178
Abstract: Haemoglobin H (HbH) disease is a type of non-transfusion-dependent thalassaemia. This cross-sectional study aimed at determining the prevalence and severity of liver iron overload and liver fibrosis in patients with HbH disease. Risk factors for advanced ...
Abstract | Haemoglobin H (HbH) disease is a type of non-transfusion-dependent thalassaemia. This cross-sectional study aimed at determining the prevalence and severity of liver iron overload and liver fibrosis in patients with HbH disease. Risk factors for advanced liver fibrosis were also identified. A total of 80 patients were evaluated [median (range) age 53 (24-79) years, male 34%, non-deletional HbH disease 24%]. Patients underwent 'observed' T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging examination for liver iron concentration (LIC) quantification, and transient elastography for liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and fibrosis staging. In all, 25 patients (31%) had moderate-to-severe liver iron overload (LIC ≥7 mg/g dry weight). The median LIC was higher in non-deletional than in deletional HbH disease (7·8 vs. 2.9 mg/g dry weight, P = 0·002). In all, 16 patients (20%) had advanced liver fibrosis (LSM >7.9 kPa) and seven (9%) out of them had probable cirrhosis (LSM >11.9 kPa). LSM positively correlated with age (R = 0·24, P = 0·03), serum ferritin (R = 0·36, P = 0·001) and LIC (R = 0·28, P = 0·01). In multivariable regression, age ≥65 years [odds ratio (OR) 4·97, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1·52-17·50; P = 0·047] and moderate-to-severe liver iron overload (OR 3·47, 95% CI 1·01-12·14; P = 0·01) were independently associated with advanced liver fibrosis. The findings suggest that regular screening for liver complications should be considered in the management of HbH disease. |
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Mesh-Begriff(e) | Adult ; Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Iron/analysis ; Iron Overload/etiology ; Iron Overload/pathology ; Liver Cirrhosis/etiology ; Liver Cirrhosis/pathology ; Liver Diseases/etiology ; Liver Diseases/pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult ; alpha-Thalassemia/complications ; alpha-Thalassemia/pathology | |||||
Chemische Substanzen | Iron (E1UOL152H7) | |||||
Sprache | Englisch | |||||
Erscheinungsdatum | 2020-10-23 | |||||
Erscheinungsland | England | |||||
Dokumenttyp | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | |||||
ZDB-ID | 80077-6 | |||||
ISSN | 1365-2141 ; 0007-1048 | |||||
ISSN (online) | 1365-2141 | |||||
ISSN | 0007-1048 | |||||
DOI | 10.1111/bjh.17115 | |||||
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