2006
Elevation of tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity, a marker for pulmonary hypertension in children with sickle cell disease
Ambrusko S, Gunawardena S, Sakara A, Windsor B, Lanford L, Michelson P, Krishnamurti L. Elevation of tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity, a marker for pulmonary hypertension in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2006, 47: 907-913. PMID: 16496290, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated tricuspid regurgitant velocityTricuspid regurgitant velocitySickle cell diseaseAcute chest syndromePulmonary hypertensionCerebrovascular diseaseVasoocclusive crisisSCD patientsReticulocyte countCell diseaseType of SCDTricuspid regurgitant jet velocityLife-threatening complicationsObstructive sleep apneaPediatric SCD patientsRegurgitant jet velocityElevated reticulocyte countSignificant differencesNumber of echocardiogramsChest syndromeEchocardiographic evidenceOutpatient echocardiogramMean hemoglobinClinical characteristicsHydroxyurea therapy
2005
Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Clinical Characteristics and Co-Morbidities.
Ambrusko S, Gunawardena S, Sakara A, Windsor B, Lanford L, Michelson P, Krishnamurti L. Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Clinical Characteristics and Co-Morbidities. Blood 2005, 106: 3791. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v106.11.3791.3791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePulmonary hypertensionCell diseaseSilent strokeHepatitis CClinical characteristicsAplastic crisisCerebrovascular diseaseTransfusion therapyNocturnal enuresisTR jetTricuspid regurgitant jet velocityChronic transfusion programMoya-Moya syndromeTR jet velocityAcute chest syndromeElevated total bilirubinRestrictive lung diseaseMajority of patientsObstructive sleep apneaRegurgitant jet velocityCell-directed therapiesMiddle cerebral arteryRetrospective case reviewSickle cell patients