Approximately 60-80% of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) present with symptomatic anemia and 80-90%, of these, will require red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. Excess transfusional iron causes iron overload (IO) which is characterized by elevated serum ferritin (> 1000ng/ml) and transferrin saturation (TSAT > 50%) levels.