Enlarged pulmonary artery on computed tomography and respiratory failure in sickle cell disease acute chest syndrome

Predicting the severity of acute chest syndrome is an important research priority in sickle cell disease. In this retrospective study of patients with acute chest syndrome, an enlarged pulmonary artery on computed tomography was associated with severe respiratory failure defined by the need for eith...

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Autores principales: Simonson, Joseph L., Pandya, Dhwani, Kang, Jiyoon, Talwar, Arunabh, Zaidi, Gulrukh Z.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8142008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34094505
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20458940211018345
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Sumario:Predicting the severity of acute chest syndrome is an important research priority in sickle cell disease. In this retrospective study of patients with acute chest syndrome, an enlarged pulmonary artery on computed tomography was associated with severe respiratory failure defined by the need for either noninvasive or mechanical ventilation.

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