Pulmonary hypertension among 5 to 18 year old children with sickle cell anaemia in Nigeria.

Ogochukwu J SokunbiEkanem N EkureEdamisan O TemiyeRoosevelt AnyanwuChristy A N Okoromah

Published in: PloS one (2017)

This study affirms that PHT prevalence is high in children with SCA in Nigeria. Cardiovascular examination for signs of PHT is recommended for children with SCA and if required, further echocardiographic assessment from as early as five years.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
young adults
pulmonary artery
risk factors
left ventricular
pulmonary arterial hypertension
heart failure
atrial fibrillation