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Table 6 Literature review showing correlation between T2* and the three LV strain parameters

From: Global and regional cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking left ventricular strain analysis in assessing early myocardial disease in β thalassemia major patients

Study

No. of thalassemia patients

Method of strain acquisition

T2*

GLS

GCS

GRS

T2* correlation with GLS

T2* correlation with GCS

T2* correlation with GRS

       

r

P-value

r

P-value

r

P-value

Garceau et al. [35] (2011)

45

2D-STE: LV GLS (A4C, A3C, A2C), LV GCS (PSAX)

23 ± 13

–18.0 ± 3.0

–22.0 ± 5.0

-

–0.65

 < 0.05*

–0.39

 < 0.05*

-

-

Cusmà Piccione et al. [38] (2013)

32

2D-STE: LV GLS (A4C, A2C), LV GRS, LV GCS (PSAX)

37.7 ± 5.5

–17.9 ± 3.5*

–20.5 ± 5.1

36.7 ± 8.2

–0.53

0.001*

-

-

-

-

Li et al. [39] (2016)

24

3D-STE: LV GLS

32.7 ± 16.7

28.0 ± 7.4*

-

-

0.74

 < 0.001*

-

-

-

-

Pizzino et al. [8] (2018)

28

2D-STE: LV GLS (A4C, A3C, A2C), LV GCS (PSAX)

40.5 (32 to 44)

–20.6 ± 2.8

–19.5 ± 2.6

–18.3 ± 2.0*

–0.41

0.031*

-

-

-

-

Poorzand et al. [42] (2017)

44

2D-STE: LV GLS (A4C, A3C, A2C), LASr, RASr (A4C)

19.8 ± 10.3

–19.4 ± 3.2

-

–17.6 ± 2.6*

–0.42

0.001*

-

-

-

-

Abtahi et al. [40] (2019)

52

2D-STE: LV GLS (A4C, A3C, A2C)

19.8 ± 10.3

–19.4 ± 3.2

–17.6 ± 2.6*

–21.6 ± 2.7

–0.6

0.001*

-

-

-

-

Fattahi et al. [20] (2021)

48

2D-STE: LV GLS (A4C, A3C, A2C) 3D-STE: LV GLS, LVGCS

24.2 (3 to 43)

–22.0 ± 4.6

–30.1 ± 6.5

–21.6

–0.5a

 < 0.05*

–0.49b

 < 0.05*

-

-

Alis et al. [13] (2022)

42

CMR-FT

30.97 ± 10.84

16.85 ± 1.73

16.86 ± 1.96

28.25 ± 4.79

-

-

0.6

 < 0.0001*

-

 

Asadian et al. [37] (2021)

154

CMR-FT

24.77 ± 11.18

18.07 ± 1.35

17.68 ± 1.78

39.82 ± 7.77

0.309

 < 0.001*

-

-

0.368

 < 0.001*

Ojha et al. [1] (2021)

104

CMR-FT

31.37 (24.37 to 39.08)

 − 14.53 ± 2.86

–19.75 (–22.02 to –18.06)

33.41 (27.58 to 41.09)

–0.17

0.10

–0.16

0.12

0.24

0.02*

Das et al. [3] (2022)

89

CMR-FT

-

–16.8 ± 3.80

–18.2 ± 3.44

46.76 ± 9.74

–0.194

0.085

–0.217

0.053

0.232

0.038

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (range)
  2. LV Left ventricle, GLS Global longitudinal strain, GCS Global circumferential strain, GRS Global radial strain, D Dimensional, STE Speckle tracking echocardiography, A4C Apical four-chamber, A3C Apical three-chamber, A2C Apical two-chamber, PSAX Parasternal short-axis view, LASr Left atrial strain at reservoir phase, RASr Right atrial strain at reservoir phase, CMR Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, FT Feature tracking
  3. a3D-STE LV GLS. b3D-STE LV GCS
  4. *P < 0.05