Cargando…

Longitudinal analysis of cardiac abnormalities in pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia and effect of hydroxyurea therapy

Cardiac abnormalities such as left ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular dilation, and pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell anemia have been previously described. Hydroxyurea, a disease-modifying therapy for sickle cell anemia, has been used for several decades. Longitudinal assessment of echoc...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dhar, Arushi, Leung, Tung Ming, Appiah-Kubi, Abena, Gruber, Dorota, Aygun, Banu, Serigano, Olivia, Mitchell, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Hematology 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8579269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34529023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005076