Pathophysiology of exertional death associated with sickle cell trait: Can we make a parallel with vaso-occlusion mechanisms in sickle cell disease?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 190-

  Connes, Philippe ^a   Harmon, Kimberly G ^b   Bergeron, Michael F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EXERCISE; HUMANS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84874713831     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091223     Document Type: Editorial

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