| Literature DB >> 2084657 |
S T Saad1, V R Arruda, O O Junqueira, F A Schelini, O B Coelho.
Abstract
A 17 year old boy with sickle cell anaemia presented with acute myocardial infarction associated with severe hypoxia and reticulocytopenia. Ischaemic heart disease is rare in sickle cell anemia and in this case it is possible that the acute episode of hypoxia led to myocardial infarction.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2084657 PMCID: PMC2429778 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.66.782.1068
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401