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Mortality in children, adolescents and adults with sickle cell anemia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To determine the mortality rate of children, adolescents and adults with sickle cell anemia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS: The number of deaths, the mortality rate and the causes of deaths in patients with sickle cell anemia who were ...
Ballas, Samir K., Freitas, Thiago Gotelip de, Jesus, Leonardo José Carvalho de, Lobo, Clarisse Lopes de Castro, Lugon, Jocemir Ronaldo, Nascimento, Emilia Matos do   +5 more
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Pneumococcal vaccination coverage among children with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait, and normal hemoglobin [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundChildren with sickle cell anemia and sickle cell trait are at an increased risk of invasive pneumococcal disease compared to children with normal hemoglobin.
Dombkowski, Kevin J., Gondhi, Jennifer P., Jary, Hannah K., Kleyn, Mary, Reeves, Sarah L., Wagner, Abram L.   +5 more
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Sickle Cell Anemia & Associated Neurological Complications: A Literature Review [PDF]

, 2022
Sickle cell anemia, an inherited disorder, causes red blood cells to contort into a disk or sickled shape becoming hard and sticky and obstructing blood flow.
Joseph, Rodjmar
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Primary stroke in a woman with sickle cell anemia responsive to hydroxyurea therapy. [PDF]

, 2014
The most common cause of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia is infarction due to ischemia. In adults, however, stroke is most commonly hemorrhagic in nature. Other causes of stroke in patients with sickle cell disease are very rare. In this short
Ballas, Samir K., Martinez-Outshoorn, Ubaldo E., Savage, Michael P   +2 more
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Fatal Dengue in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease or Sickle Cell Anemia in Curaçao: Two Case Reports [PDF]

, 2013
Fatal Dengue in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease or Sickle Cell Anemia in Curaçao: Two Case ...
ACE Andrianarisoa, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, BEE Martina, D González, D Limonta, DC Rees, E Teruel-López, Eric C. M. van Gorp, Fleur M. Moesker, Fred D. Muskiet, Isaac Gerstenbluth, Jeanne J. Koeijers, JR Bravo, M Gentilini, MA Ware, Pieter L. A. Fraaij, SB Halstead, Scott B. Halstead   +17 more
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Left ventricular function and cardiac valvar annular dimensions among children with sickle cell anemia compared to those with hemoglobin AA type in Enugu, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2021
BackgroundEnumerating the relationship between cardiac structures, function and chamber sizes in children with sickle cell anemia would help in delineating some cardiovascular abnormalities which will aid the Pediatric cardiologist and the cardiac ...
Asinobi, Isaac N, Chinawa, Awore T, Chinawa, Josephat M, Chukwu, Bartholomew F, Ndu, Ikenna K, Ossai, Edmund N   +5 more
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Successful orthotopic liver transplantation in an adult patient with sickle cell disease and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2013
Sickle cell disease can lead to hepatic complications ranging from acute hepatic crises to chronic liver disease including intrahepatic cholestasis, and iron overload.
Blinder, Morey A., Chapman, William, Crippin, Jeffrey S., Field, Joshua J., Geng, B., Korenblat, Kevin, Lisker-Melman, Mauricio, Shenoy, Shalini   +7 more
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease. Unicenter Experience in a Multi-Ethnic Population. [PDF]

, 2009
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) still remains the only definitive cure currently available for patients with thalassemia and sickle cell anemia. Results of transplant in thalassemia and in sickle cell anemia have steadily improved over the
Gaziev, Javid, Isgrò, Antonella, Lucarelli, Guido, Marziali, Marco   +3 more
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Arterial blood pressure in adult Nigerians with sickle cell anemia [PDF]

, 2010
SummaryAim and objectiveThis study was aimed at comparing the arterial blood pressures in steady state adult sickle cell patients with those of age- and sex-matched healthy controls.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional study of 62 sickle cell anemia ...
Agwu, O., Anisiuba, B.C., Ejim, E.C., Ibegbulam, O.G., Ike, S.O., Oguanobi, N.I., Onwubere, B.J.C.   +6 more
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Phase 1 Study of the E-Selectin Inhibitor GMI 1070 in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia [PDF]

, 2014
Background\ud \ud Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin that leads to a variety of acute and chronic complications. Abnormal cellular adhesion, mediated in part by selectins, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of the vaso ...
Cheung, Anthony, DeCastro, Laura, Flanner, Henry, Kramer, William, Kuypers, Frans, Magnani, John L, Rhee, Seungshin, Styles, Lori, Telen, Marilyn J, Thackray, Helen, Wun, Ted   +10 more
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