Prevalence and Risk Factors of Elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressures in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

Abstract

High pulmonary artery pressures do occur in children with sickle cell disease. Screening by echocardiography can lead to early detection and intervention that may potentially reverse this disease process. There was no correlation between elevated pulmonary artery pressures and abnormal transcranial Doppler examination in our study.