Gian Luca Forni

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1 Survival and complications in patients with thalassemia major treated with transfusion and deferoxamine. Haematologica 2004 5.21
2 Efficacy and safety of sildenafil in the treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension in patients with hemoglobinopathies. Haematologica 2005 2.64
3 Randomized phase II trial of deferasirox (Exjade, ICL670), a once-daily, orally-administered iron chelator, in comparison to deferoxamine in thalassemia patients with transfusional iron overload. Haematologica 2006 2.54
4 Cardiac morbidity and mortality in deferoxamine- or deferiprone-treated patients with thalassemia major. Blood 2005 2.45
5 Phase II clinical evaluation of deferasirox, a once-daily oral chelating agent, in pediatric patients with beta-thalassemia major. Haematologica 2006 2.14
6 Relative response of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and other transfusion-dependent anaemias to deferasirox (ICL670): a 1-yr prospective study. Eur J Haematol 2007 2.14
7 A randomised comparison of deferasirox versus deferoxamine for the treatment of transfusional iron overload in sickle cell disease. Br J Haematol 2007 1.77
8 Mutational spectrum in congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II: identification of 19 novel variants in SEC23B gene. Am J Hematol 2010 1.60
9 A phase 2 study of the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics of FBS0701, a novel oral iron chelator, in transfusional iron overload. Blood 2012 1.49
10 Long-term safety and efficacy of deferasirox (Exjade) for up to 5 years in transfusional iron-overloaded patients with sickle cell disease. Br J Haematol 2011 1.45
11 Pregnancy and beta-thalassemia: an Italian multicenter experience. Haematologica 2009 1.42
12 Hepatocellular carcinoma in thalassaemia: an update of the Italian Registry. Br J Haematol 2014 1.40
13 Clinical and histological characterization of liver disease in patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia. A multicenter study of 117 cases. Haematologica 2004 1.30
14 Changes in the quality of life of people with thalassemia major between 2001 and 2009. Patient Prefer Adherence 2013 1.13
15 A pilot trial of deferiprone for neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation. Haematologica 2011 1.10
16 Genetic and clinical heterogeneity of ferroportin disease. Br J Haematol 2005 1.07
17 Prevalence and risk factors for pulmonary arterial hypertension in a large group of β-thalassemia patients using right heart catheterization: a Webthal study. Circulation 2013 1.06
18 Pseudoxanthoma-elasticum-like syndrome and thalassemia: an update. Dermatol Online J 2009 0.91
19 Daily alternating deferasirox and deferiprone therapy for "hard-to-chelate" beta-thalassemia major patients. Am J Hematol 2010 0.90
20 CYBRD1 as a modifier gene that modulates iron phenotype in HFE p.C282Y homozygous patients. Haematologica 2012 0.89
21 Effect of food, type of food, and time of food intake on deferasirox bioavailability: recommendations for an optimal deferasirox administration regimen. J Clin Pharmacol 2008 0.88
22 Patient-reported outcomes of deferasirox (Exjade, ICL670) versus deferoxamine in sickle cell disease patients with transfusional hemosiderosis. Substudy of a randomized open-label phase II trial. Acta Haematol 2008 0.88
23 Musculoskeletal manifestations of chronic anemias. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2011 0.87
24 Cholelithiasis in thalassemia major. Eur J Haematol 2008 0.87
25 The influence of treatment in specialized centers on survival of patients with thalassemia major. Am J Hematol 2009 0.87
26 New TFR2 mutations in young Italian patients with hemochromatosis. Haematologica 2008 0.87
27 Sequence variations in mitochondrial ferritin: distribution in healthy controls and different types of patients. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2010 0.80
28 Characterization of ferromagnetic or conductive properties of metallic foreign objects embedded within the human body with magnetic iron detector (MID): Screening patients for MRI. Magn Reson Med 2015 0.79
29 Therapeutic approaches to pulmonary hypertension in hemoglobinopathies: Efficacy and safety of sildenafil in the treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension in patients with hemoglobinopathy. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2005 0.79
30 Diagnostic value of real-time elastography in the assessment of hepatic fibrosis in patients with liver iron overload. Eur J Radiol 2013 0.79
31 Determination of deferasirox plasma concentrations: do gender, physical and genetic differences affect chelation efficacy? Eur J Haematol 2014 0.78
32 Assessment and management of iron overload in β-thalassaemia major patients during the 21st century: a real-life experience from the Italian WEBTHAL project. Br J Haematol 2013 0.78
33 Response of iron overload to deferasirox in rare transfusion-dependent anaemias: equivalent effects on serum ferritin and labile plasma iron for haemolytic or production anaemias. Eur J Haematol 2011 0.78
34 Manual erythroexchange for chronic transfusion therapy in patients with sickle cell syndromes unresponsive to hydroxyurea: a long-term follow-up. Am J Hematol 2010 0.78
35 Clinical management of cardiovascular complications in patients with thalassaemia major: a large observational multicenter study. Eur J Echocardiogr 2011 0.77
36 Deferasirox effect on renal haemodynamic parameters in patients with transfusion-dependent β thalassaemia. Br J Haematol 2014 0.77
37 Development of interactive algorithm for clinical management of acute events related to sickle cell disease in emergency department. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014 0.77
38 Venous-like leg ulcers without venous insufficiency in congenital anemia: successful treatment using compression bandages. Dermatol Surg 2010 0.75