2021
Mobility and Muscle Strength in Recipients of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease: A Preliminary Report from Sickle Transplant Evaluation of Longterm and Late Effects Registry (STELLaR)
Veludhandi A, John T, Bakshi N, Arnold S, Bhatia M, Lane P, Meacham L, Khemani K, Chaudhury S, Olowoselu F, Kasow K, Hsieh M, Abraham A, Guilcher G, Krishnamurti L. Mobility and Muscle Strength in Recipients of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease: A Preliminary Report from Sickle Transplant Evaluation of Longterm and Late Effects Registry (STELLaR). Blood 2021, 138: 3030. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-152383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseMuscle strengthCGVHD symptomsHCT recipientsCell transplantationPhysical fitnessYoung adultsPost-HCTChronic graftHost diseaseMarrow transplantationGrip strengthTUG scoresRisk factorsCell diseasePathophysiology of SCDJournal of ParenteralCardiometabolic risk factorsLong-term survivorsHand-grip dynamometryHand grip strengthCross-sectional studyHandgrip strength testYears of age
2019
Transcranial Doppler Screening in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Is Feasible in Central India and Reveals High Risk of Stroke
Jain D, Ganesan K, Sahota S, Darbari D, Krishnamurti L, Kirkham F. Transcranial Doppler Screening in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Is Feasible in Central India and Reveals High Risk of Stroke. Blood 2019, 134: 2279. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-131416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite blood cell countBody mass indexMean corpuscular volumeSickle cell anemiaPosterior cerebral arteryTranscranial DopplerHeight/weightNormal rangeCerebral arteryHigh riskNon-tribal populationCell anemiaHomozygous sickle cell anemiaIntracranial blood flow velocityTranscranial Doppler screeningAnterior cerebral arteryTertiary care centerRisk of strokeBlood cell countCross-sectional studyBlood flow velocityQuarter of childrenTerms of ageDepartment of RadiologyAdvisory board meetings
2018
Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease. Journal Of Pain Research 2018, 11: 947-953. PMID: 29773954, PMCID: PMC5947835, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s151198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePoor health-related qualityHealth-related qualityHealth care utilizationPoor HRQOLPain intensityCare utilizationCell diseaseDepressive symptomsPrior health care utilizationPsychological factorsPain-related outcomesRace-matched controlsCross-sectional studyQuality of lifePaucity of dataSCD outcomesPain burdenPediatric patientsRed blood cellsPain interferenceMultisystem involvementPain phenotypingHRQoLPsychological covariates