Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction Is Associated With Extracardiac Organ Damages

Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction Is Associated With Extracardiac Organ Damages

Background: Several studies conducted in America or Europe have described major cardiac remodeling and diastolic dysfunction in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). We aimed at assessing cardiac involvement in SCD in sub-Saharan Africa where SCD is the most prevalent.Methods: In Cameroon, Mali a...

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Main Authors: Aymeric Menet, Brigitte Ranque, Ibrahima Bara Diop, Samuel Kingue, Roland N'guetta, Mamadou Diarra, Dapa Diallo, Saliou Diop, Ibrahima Diagne, Ibrahima Sanogo, David Chelo, Guillaume Wamba, Indou Deme-Ly, Blaise Felix Faye, Moussa Seck, Aissata Tolo, Kouakou Boidy, Gustave Koffi, Eli Cochise Abough, Cheick Oumar Diakite, Youssouf Traore, Gaëlle Legueun, Ismael Kamara, Lucile Offredo, Sylvestre Marechaux, Mariana Mirabel, Xavier Jouven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
sickle cell disease
heart failure
hemolytic anemia
cardiac remodeling
global health
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00323/full

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