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Successful pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in a patient with sickle cell disease and associated resolution of a leg ulcer

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a relatively frequent and severe complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). PH associated with SCD is classified as Group 5 PH. The exact pathogenesis of PH in SCD in not known. There are also very limited treatment options available at this time for such patients with...

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Autores principales: Agrawal, Abhinav, Shah, Rakesh, Bacchetta, Matthew D, Talwar, Arunabh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5760875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29319041
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_47_17