Association of elevated tricuspid regurgitation velocity with cerebrovascular and kidney disease in children with sickle cell disease.

Chibuzo IlonzeParul RaiNajibah A GaladanciRima ZahrVictoria I OkhominaGuolian KangDakshin PadmanabhanJeffrey LebensburgerAmmar Saadoon Alishlash

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2024)

This cross-sectional, multicenter study identifies associations between surrogate markers of pulmonary hypertension with kidney disease and cerebrovascular disease. A prospective study should be performed to evaluate the longitudinal outcomes for patients with multiple surrogate markers of end-organ disease.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
pulmonary hypertension
aortic valve
young adults
mitral valve
genome wide
pulmonary artery
gene expression
blood flow
metabolic syndrome
coronary artery disease