Angiogenic and inflammatory markers of cardiopulmonary changes in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.

Angiogenic and inflammatory markers of cardiopulmonary changes in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.

<h4>Background</h4>Pulmonary hypertension and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction are complications of sickle cell disease. Pulmonary hypertension is associated with hemolysis and hypoxia, but other unidentified factors are likely involved in pathogenesis as well.<h4>Design and...

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Main Authors: Xiaomei Niu, Mehdi Nouraie, Andrew Campbell, Sohail Rana, Caterina P Minniti, Craig Sable, Deepika Darbari, Niti Dham, N Scott Reading, Josef T Prchal, Gregory J Kato, Mark T Gladwin, Oswaldo L Castro, Victor R Gordeuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0007956&type=printable
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