Echocardiographic parameters to identify sickle cell patients with cardio‐pathology

Simbo Chiadika, Mary Lim‐Fung, Fiorella Llanos‐Chea, Astrid Serauto Canache, Wei Yang, Christina Paruthi, Xu Zhang, David D. McPherson, Modupe Idowu

Echocardiography · 2018 · 10 citations · 14 references

Abstract

We confirmed increased prevalence of abnormal LVEDD, LVMI, diastolic function, LAVI, and PASP in SCD. In addition, we identified abnormal LV MPI (78%), TAPSE (29%). These parameters may be useful and readily accessible echocardiographic prognostic tools in this population.

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