2014
Risk Factors for Death in 632 Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States and United Kingdom
Gladwin M, Barst R, Gibbs J, Hildesheim M, Sachdev V, Nouraie M, Hassell K, Little J, Schraufnagel D, Krishnamurti L, Novelli E, Girgis R, Morris C, Rosenzweig E, Badesch D, Lanzkron S, Castro O, Taylor J, Goldsmith J, Kato G, Gordeuk V, Machado R, Investigators and Patients O. Risk Factors for Death in 632 Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States and United Kingdom. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e99489. PMID: 24988120, PMCID: PMC4079316, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnemia, Sickle CellBlood Flow VelocityBlood PressureCohort StudiesCreatinineFemaleFerritinsFollow-Up StudiesHemolysisHumansHypertension, PulmonaryKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPeptide FragmentsProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexUnited KingdomUnited StatesWalkingConceptsTricuspid regurgitation velocitySickle cell diseaseNT-proBNPCell diseaseMean pulmonary artery pressurePg/Pulmonary artery systolic pressurePulmonary artery pressureRisk of deathCause of mortalityPositive predictive valuePg/mLArtery pressurePulmonary hypertensionChronic transfusionScreening cohortHemolytic markersSystolic pressureCumulative survivalMale genderRisk factorsHigh riskPredictive valueClass IIIPatients
2010
NT-Probnp as a Marker of Cardiopulmonary Compromise and Exercise Limitation In Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia In the Walk-PHaSST Study
Nouraie M, Barst R, Rosenzweig E, Sachdev V, Machado R, Hassell K, Gibbs J, Little J, Schraufnagel D, Krishnamurti L, Novelli E, Girgis R, Morris C, Badesch D, Lanzkron S, Castro O, Goldsmith J, Gladwin M, Gordeuk V, Kato G. NT-Probnp as a Marker of Cardiopulmonary Compromise and Exercise Limitation In Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia In the Walk-PHaSST Study. Blood 2010, 116: 1639. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.1639.1639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElevated NT-proBNP levelsNT-proBNP levelsRight ventricular systolic pressureSickle cell anemiaVentricular systolic pressureNT-proBNP concentrationsNT-proBNPSickle cell diseasePulmonary hypertensionPositive predictive valueCell anemiaPg/Exercise limitationHeart failureSystolic pressureNatriuretic peptideCell diseaseN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePlasma brain natriuretic peptide concentrationPredictive valuePro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsPro-B-type natriuretic peptideCardiac natriuretic peptide systemLower NT-proBNP levels