Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell anaemia patients of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited haemoglobinopathy characterised by recurrent organ hypoxia-reperfusion cycles which may result in repeated organ damage including the lungs and heart. In SCD, pulmonary hypertension is a known complication that may precede or complicate acute che...

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Auteurs principaux: Dosunmu, Adedoyin O., Balogun, Taiwo M., Adeyeye, Olufunke O., Daniel, Folashade A., Akinola, Rachael A., Onakoya, Josephine A., Akinbami, Akinsegun A., Sagoe, Aba O., Onadeko, Babatunde O.
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Langue:Inglês
Publié: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4003721/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24791052
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.129661
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