Effects of Red Blood Cell Sickling on Right Ventricular Afterload in vivo.
D A SchreierT A HackerD M TabimaM O PlattN C Chesler
Published in: Experimental mechanics (2020)
The release of cell free hemoglobin from fragile SCD RBCs in vivo increases the total RV afterload and may impair RV function more than the SCD RBCs themselves.