| Literature DB >> 18492535 |
Karrie Villavicencio1, Dunbar Ivy, Laura Cole, Rachelle Nuss.
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension is a survival-limiting complication in adults with homozygous sickle cell disease (SS), but little is known about the development, course, or best treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children with SS. We report the clinical course and treatment of a child with SS-associated, hemolysis-driven pulmonary hypertension.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18492535 PMCID: PMC3128440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.01.042
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406