High prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in homozygous sickle cell patients with leg ulceration

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-48

  Serarslan, Gamze ^a   Akgül, Ferit ^a   Babayigit, Cenk ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Legulcer; Pulmonary hypertension; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LEG ULCER; MALE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549086981     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641960802404078     Document Type: Article

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