Exercise Testing In Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Safety, Feasibility and Potential Prognostic Implication.
Christiano Gonçalves de AraújoMaria Betânia Solis ResendeJulia Teixeira TupinambásRebeca Coeli Teodoro Maciel DiasFlávio Coelho BarrosMaria Carmen Melo VasconcelosJosé Nelio JanuárioAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroMaria do Carmo Pereira NunesPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2022)
Exercise testing in SCD patients who were clinically stable is feasible. Exercise duration was associated with diastolic function and pulmonary artery pressure. Abnormal BP response was an independent predictor of adverse events.