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Sickle cell: Tricuspid regurgitation velocity and other biomarkers of mortality in children, adolescents

from American Journal of Hematology

Sickle cell: Tricuspid regurgitation velocity and other biomarkers of mortality in children, adolescents American Journal of Hematology In the U.S., mortality in sickle cell disease (SCD) increases after age 18‐20 years. Biomarkers of mortality risk can identify patients who need intensive follow‐up and early or novel interventions. Researchers prospectively enrolled 510 SCD patients aged 3‐20 years into an observational study in 2006‐2010 and followed 497 patients for a median of 88 months (range 1‐105). READ MORE

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