Pulmonary hypertension screening in children with sickle cell disease.

Kok Hoe ChanSyeda Hiba RizviWilfredo De Jesus-RojasJames M StarkRicardo A MosqueraAdriana Carolina Prada-RuizTraci GonzalesDeborah L BrownNeethu M MenonTrinh T NguyenCindy K JonAravind Yadav

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2022)

PHT symptoms are not consistent with ECHO, NT-proBNP nor BNP findings in children with SCD. PHT prevalence based on TRV was low in children on hydroxyurea, therefore screening may not be warranted for this group.

Keyphrases

young adults
pulmonary hypertension
risk factors
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
pulmonary artery
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
sickle cell disease