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Therefore, previous research has recommended amlodipine as an auxiliary treatment to current chelating agents for reducing iron overload in thalassaemia patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A systematic review and meta\u2010analysis of the results of three randomized clinical trials evaluating the use of amlodipine in thalassaemia patients through 12 databases were carried out.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our final cohort included 130 patients. Insignificant difference in decreasing liver iron concentrations was found between amlodipine and control groups {weighted mean difference\u00a0=\u00a0\u22120\u00b72, [95% confidence interval\u00a0=\u00a0(\u22120\u00b755\u20130\u00b715), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00\u00b726]}. As regards serum ferritin, our analysis also showed no significant difference in serum ferritin between amlodipine and control groups {weighted mean difference [95% confidence interval\u00a0=\u00a0\u22120\u00b716 (\u22120\u00b751\u20130\u00b719), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00\u00b736]}. Similarly, there was insignificant difference in cardiac T2* between amlodipine and control groups {weighted mean difference [95% confidence interval\u00a0=\u00a00\u00b734 (\u22120\u00b701\u20130\u00b769), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00\u00b706]}.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Despite the growing evidence supporting the role of amlodipine in reducing iron overload in thalassaemia patients, our meta\u2010analysis did not find that evidence collectively significant. 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