Longitudinal follow up of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in children with sickle cell disease
Pashankar FD, Carbonella J, Bazzy‐Asaad A, Friedman A. Longitudinal follow up of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in children with sickle cell disease. British Journal Of Haematology 2009, 144: 736-741. PMID: 19055665, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07501.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTricuspid regurgitant jet velocityElevated pulmonary artery pressurePulmonary artery pressureSickle cell diseaseArtery pressureCell diseaseHigher tricuspid regurgitant jet velocityObstructive sleep apneaRegurgitant jet velocityRight ventricular pressureLowest oxygen saturationBorderline elevationCardiopulmonary evaluationInitial echocardiogramRepeat echocardiogramPulmonary hypertensionLower hemoglobinSleep apneaPersistent elevationRisk factorsVentricular pressureIntrapatient variabilityOxygen saturationEchocardiogramPatients