Association between Endothelial Dysfunction, Biomarkers of Renal Function, and Disease Severity in Sickle Cell Disease.

Oluwagbemiga Oluwole Ayoola Rahman Ayodele Bolarinwa Chidiogo Chukwunweike Onwuka Bukunmi Michael IdowuAdeniyi Sunday Aderibigbe

Published in: Kidney360 (2020)

Brachial artery FMD was significantly lower in SCD subjects compared with a control group. Cys-C and RARI show a negative correlation with FMD, indicating that renal function is related to ED in SCD.

Keyphrases

sickle cell disease
emergency department