Evaluation of left ventricular systolic function in children with sickle cell anemia: contribution of 2D strain.
Sarra ChenikAymen NoamenAbyr BouslimiHouaida MahfoudhiSadok HannachiHager BarakizouIslam MejriTasnim ZneguiWafa FehriPublished in: F1000Research (2022)
Our study highlights several cardiac abnormalities in children with SCA, which could represent a marker of disease severity and point out the importance of the cardiologic screening of these patients.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- young adults
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- blood pressure
- acute myocardial infarction
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- mitral valve
- coronary artery disease
- iron deficiency