A Case of Right Ventricular Failure Secondary to Acute Chest Syndrome Managed With Early Red Cell Exchange Transfusion

Patients with sickle cell disease are at risk of vaso-occlusive crises including acute chest syndrome (ACS) and pulmonary hypertension. ACS is a life-threatening complication of sickle cell disease and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. It is known that pulmonary pressures increas...

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Autores principales: Geletu, Abeselom, Emole, Josephine, Abu Sayf, Alaa, Hinojosa, Oscar A, Gastesi, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10191806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37214046
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37729

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10191806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37214046
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37729

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