Pulmonary hypertension among 5 to 18 year old children with sickle cell anaemia in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is a significant cause of mortality in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Few studies on PHT in SCD have been carried out in children. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PHT in children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and determine its clinic...

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Autores principales: Sokunbi, Ogochukwu J., Ekure, Ekanem N., Temiye, Edamisan O., Anyanwu, Roosevelt, Okoromah, Christy A. N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28910308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184287

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28910308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184287

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