Effect of chronic red cell transfusion therapy on vasculopathies and silent infarcts in patients with sickle cell disease

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 104-106

  Gyang, Elsie ^a   Yeom, Kristen ^a   Hoppe, Carolyn ^b   Partap, Sonia ^a   Jeng, Michael ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; VASCULAR DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650324141     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21901     Document Type: Letter

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