Characteristics of cardiovascular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension in patients with sickle cell disease
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary hemoglobinopathy that causes chronic complications due to repetitive vaso-occlusive events and hemolysis, and can lead to multiorgan failure and shortened life expectancy. Among a spectrum of cardiovascular manifestations in these patients, pulmo...
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King's College London (University of London)
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.628307 |