Blood pressure in children with sickle cell disease is higher than in the general pediatric population

Blood pressure in children with sickle cell disease is higher than in the general pediatric population

Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease that may be due to a variety of possible risk factors, including abnormal blood pressure. Blood pressure (BP) of children and adolescents with SCD has been reported to be lower compared to th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan C. Kupferman, Janet E. Rosenbaum, Marc B. Lande, Stella Stabouli, Yongsheng Wang, Daniella Forman, Dimitrios I. Zafeiriou, Steven G. Pavlakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Pediatric hematology/oncology
Sickle cell Anemia
Hypertension
Systolic
Childhood
Pediatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03584-9

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03584-9

Similar Items