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Pulmonary hypertension in Nigerian adults with sickle cell anemia

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the commonest hemoglobinopathy and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is reported to play a significant role in this regard. There is very limited literature on PH in SCA in Nigeria. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this...

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Autores principales: Amadi, Valentine N, Balogun, Michael O, Akinola, Norah O, Adebayo, Rasaaq A, Akintomide, Anthony O
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28507438
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S92799