2016
What Are the Expectations of Patients in Decision Making Process for Disease Modifying Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease: Do They Care about Shared Decision Making?
Ross D, Bakshi N, Khemani K, Sinha C, Loewenstein G, Krishnamurti L. What Are the Expectations of Patients in Decision Making Process for Disease Modifying Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease: Do They Care about Shared Decision Making? Blood 2016, 128: 5968. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.5968.5968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePerspectives of patientsLong-term outcomesMedical historyExpectations of patientsCell diseaseDisease-Modifying TherapiesChronic blood transfusionsPast medical historyBone marrow transplantationGood clinical evidencePatient's medical historyImpact of treatmentPatients' personal valuesImportance of patientsInterview guideMedical decisionsHealth care decisionsModifying therapiesBlood transfusionMarrow transplantationClinical evidenceTreatment optionsOpen-ended interview guideComplex medical decisions
2010
Cigarette Smoking Is An Independent Predictor of Chronic Pain In Sickle Cell Patients: Results From the Walk-PHaSST Study
Goel R, Hassell K, Castro O, Barst R, Rosenzweig E, Sachdev V, Machado R, Gibbs S, Little J, Schraufnagel D, Girgis R, Morris C, Badesch D, Lanzkron S, Goldsmith J, Gordeuk V, Kato G, Gladwin M, Krishnamurti L. Cigarette Smoking Is An Independent Predictor of Chronic Pain In Sickle Cell Patients: Results From the Walk-PHaSST Study. Blood 2010, 116: 4804. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.4804.4804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic SCD painSickle cell diseaseTricuspid regurgitant velocitySCD painChronic painPack yearsSmoking historyCigarette smokingCigarette smokersMedical historySCD genotypeSmall single-center studiesSix-minute walk distanceStepwise multivariable logistic regressionMultivariable logistic regression modelEfficacy of sildenafilEnvironmental smoke exposureFormer cigarette smokingMean pack yearsVaso-occlusive painAcute chest syndromeSingle-center studyAbnormal platelet activationMultivariable logistic regressionEffect size