目的使用MR定量重型地中海贫血患者心脏铁沉积,探讨其与血清铁蛋白(SF)、肝铁浓度(LIC)的相关性。方法对58例10岁以上长期接受输血治疗的β-重型地中海贫血患者行心脏MR检查并测量T2*值,采用Spearman相关分析探讨心脏T2*值和SF、LIC之间关系。分别以SF〉2500μg/L和LIC〉15mg/g干重为界值将患者分组。用完全随机设计两样本秩和检验比较2组患者的心脏T2*值。以T2*〈20ms为诊断心脏铁沉积参考标准,计算以SF〉2500μg/L或LIC〉15mg/g干重预测心脏铁沉积的敏感度、特异度,分别绘制用SF和LIC预测心脏铁沉积的ROC曲线。结果58例患者的心脏T2*值范围4.7~51.1ms,中位数14.0ms;SF范围1345~23640μg/L,中位数5741灿g/L;LIC范围9.0~〉43.0mg/g干重,中位数41.4mg/g干重。所有患者的心脏T2*值与sF尚不能认为有线性相关关系(r=-0.240,P=0.070);心脏T2值和LIC之间呈低度负相关(r=-0.402,P=0.002)。SF≤2500μg/L组7例,心脏T2*值范围6.1-47.6ms,中位数23.7ms;SF〉2500μg/L组51例,心脏T2*。值范围4.7-51.1ms,中位数13.5ms,2组心脏T2*值之间差异无统计学意义(Z=-0.489,P=0.625)。LIC≤15mg/g干重组5例,心脏T2*值范围24.4-51.1ms,中位数44.8ms;LIC〉15mg/g干重组53例,心脏T2*值范围4.7-45.5ms,中位数13.2ms,2组心脏T2*值之间差异有统计学意义(Z=-2.895,P=0.004)。以SF〉2500μg/L和LIC〉15mg/g干重预测心脏铁沉积的敏感度分别为90.9%(30/33)、100.0%(33/33),特异度分别为16.0%(4/25)、20.0%(5/25)。以SF和LIC预测心脏铁沉积的ROC曲线下面积分别为0.652、0.775。结论MRI—T2*可以直接定量重型地中海贫血患者心脏铁沉积,心脏铁浓度与SF无相关,与LIC低度相关。临床用SF或LIC预测心脏铁沉积不可靠,对诊断及?
Objective Using MRI-T2 * method to quantify the cardiac iron overload in patients with β-thalassemia major and to evaluate the correlation between cardiac T2 * values and serum ferritin ( SF ) , liver iron concentration(LIC). Methods Fifty-eight over 10 years old transfusion-dependent patients with β-thalassemia major were underwent MRI heart measurement to obtain T2 * values. Spearman rank correlation was used to analyze the relationship between cardiac T2 * , SF, and LIC. Patients were divided into two groups based on standard setting ( SF 〉2500 p,g/L or LIC 〉 15 mg/g of dry tissue). Differences of cardiac T2 * values between two groups were evaluated by Wilcoxon rank sum test with cardiac T2 * 〈 20 ms as diagnosis standard. The sensibilities and specificities of prediction for cardiac iron deposition with the index of SF 〉 2500 μg/L or LIC 〉 15 mg/g dry tissue were calculated, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed. Results The range (median) of cardiac T2 * values, SF and LIC in58 patients were 4. 7-51.1 ms (14.0 ms), 1345-23 640 μg/L (5741 μg/L), 9.0-〉43.0 mg/g dry tissue (41.4 mg,/g), respectively. There was no linear correlation between cardiac T2 * values and SF (r = - 0. 240, P = 0. 070). Cardiac T2 * values and LIC was weakly correlated ( r = - 0. 420, P = 0. 002). The range (median) of cardiac T2 * values was 6. 1-47. 6 ms (23. 7 ms) in 7 patients of SF≤2500 μg/L group. The range (median) of cardiac T2 * values was 4. 7-51.1 ms( 13.5 ms) in 51 patients of SF 〉 2500 μg/L group. There was no statistically significant difference between two groups ( Z = - 0. 489, P = 0. 625 ). The range (median) of cardiac T2 * values was 24.4-51.1 ms (44. 8 ms) in 5 patients of the LIC ≤15 mg/g dry tissue group. The range (median) of cardiac T2 * values was 4. 7-45.5 ms ( 13.2 ms) in 53 patients of HIC 〉 15 mg/g dry tissue group. There was significant differen