Assessing the atria in pediatric sickle cell disease: Beyond the dilation.

Robert W LoarAlex GeorgeNidhy P VargheseAsela M LiuJohn L ColquittRicardo H Pignatelli

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)

A sub-set of SCD patients have markedly low Ɛres and rƐcon. No correlation with clinical markers was identified. Larger, longitudinal studies may determine utility of atrial strain as a screening tool in this at-risk population.

Keyphrases

sickle cell disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
cross sectional
patient reported outcomes
young adults