Relationship between pulmonary and cardiac abnormalities in sickle cell disease: implications for the management of patients

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between clinical, pulmonary, and cardiovascular findings in patients with sickle cell disease and, secondarily, to compare these findings between sickle cell anemia patients and those with other sickle cell diseases. Methods: Fifty-nine adults were i...

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Main Authors: Maria Christina Paixão Maioli, Andrea Ribeiro Soares, Ricardo Bedirian, Ursula David Alves, Cirlene de Lima Marinho, Agnaldo José Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842016000100021&lng=en&tlng=en