CARDIOVASCULAR BIOMARKERS IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE – CLINICAL AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CORRELATIONS IN A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY WITH 126 PATIENTS

Introduction: Cardiac biomarkers can be useful in understanding the systemic and heart manifestations of sickle cell disease (SCD). Biomarkers reflect various aspects of heart disease (remodeling, injury and myocardial strain), with discriminatory potential for non-cardiac complications. Patients an...

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Main Authors: GHH Fonseca, DM Gualandro, VMC Salemi, CRL Andreta, RA Hortegal, MDT Melo, C Strunz, VG Rocha, SFM Gualandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2531137923003462