Class 5. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Hematological, Systemic, Metabolic, Nutritional and Other Disorders

Pulmonary Hypertension and Left Ventricular Geometric Types in Sickle Cell Anemia

Opeyemi Olalekan Oni, Abiona Oluwadamilola Odeyemi, Tetende Toyin Olasinde, Abimbola Ololade Odayemi, Kehinde Joyce Olufemi-Aworinde, Ademola Toyosi Abolarin, Oluwabukola Ayodele AlaLAUTECH University. Osun State University.  Bowen University. Nigeria American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2023; 203: 175-183DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.100 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PHT) is multifactorial in origin and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the sickle […]

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Rheumatologic manifestations with elevated levels of IL-6, IL-17A, and IL-23 in a patient with scurvy

Masahiro Ueki, Keita Sakamoto, Noriko Nishioka, Hiroki Ohata, Takiko Nobuta, Shunichiro Takezaki, Atsushi Manabe, Masafumi YamadaHokkaido University Hospital. Rakuno Gakuen University. Japan Modern Rheumatology Case ReportsMod Rheumatol Case Rep 2023; 7: 302-306DOI: 10.1093/mrcr/rxac059 AbstractSymptomatic vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, is a relatively rare disease in developed countries, but it has been reported in patients with autism spectrum

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Endothelin-1 gene polymorphism (G8002A) and endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide II: Role in vascular dysfunction in pediatric patients with β-thalassemia major

Azza Abdel Gawad Tantawy, Mourad Alfy Ramzy Tadros, Amira Abdel Moneam Adly, Eman Abdel Rahman Ismail, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Nanis Mohammed Salah Eldin, Mahitab Morsy Hussein, Mervat Abdalhameed Alfeky, Sarah Mohammed Ibrahim, Marwa Adel Hashem, Fatma Soliman, Elsayed EbeidAin Shams University. Military Medical Services and Military Medical Academy. National Research Center. Egypt CytokineCytokine 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2022.156048

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Pulmonary Histopathologic Findings in Pediatric Patients After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: An Autopsy Study

Nahir Cortes-Santiago, Kalyani R. Patel, Hao Wu, Sara E. Sartain, Saleh Bhar, Manuel Silva-Carmona, Jennifer PogorilerTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Pediatric and Developmental PathologyPediatr Dev Pathol 2023; DOI: 10.1177/10935266231170101 AbstractBackground: Pathologic characterization of pulmonary complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

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Sleep disordered breathing and its relation to stroke and pulmonary hypertension in children with sickle cell disease: a single-center cross-sectional study

Azza Tantawy, Nayera El‑Sherif, Sara Makkeyah, Nahed Salah Eldeen, Noura Bahaa El‑Din Farghal, Nanies Soliman, Fatma S. E. EbeidAin Shams University. Egypt Annals of HematologyAnn Hematol 2023; 102: 271-281DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05099-4 AbstractSleep disordered breathing (SDB) is a common underdiagnosed sequela of sickle cell disease (SCD) that has been linked to the frequency of vaso-occlusive crises. To determine the frequency of SDB in children with SCD and its association to

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RASA3 is a candidate gene in sickle cell disease-associated pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension

Clare C. Prohaska, Xu Zhang, Tae‐Hwi L. Schwantes‐An, Robert S. Stearman, Stanley Hooker, Rick A. Kittles, Micheala A. Aldred, Katie A. Lutz, Michael W. Pauciulo, William C. Nichols, Ankit A. Desai, Victor R. Gordeuk, Roberto F. MachadoIndiana University. University of Illinois at Chicago. City of Hope. Morehouse School of Medicine. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

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Endothelin-1 gene polymorphism (G8002A) and endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide II: Role in vascular dysfunction in pediatric patients with β-thalassemia major

Azza Abdel Gawad Tantawy, Mourad Alfy Ramzy Tadros, Amira Abdel Moneam Adly, Eman Abdel Rahman Ismail, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Nanis Mohammed Salah Eldin, Mahitab Morsy Hussein, Mervat Abdalhameed Alfeky, Sarah Mohammed Ibrahim, Marwa Adel Hashem, Fatma Soliman Elsayed EbeidAin Shams University. Military Medical Services and Military Medical Academy.Egypt CytokineCytokine 2023; 161: DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2022.156048 AbstractBackground: Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent endogenous vasoconstrictor, stimulates production of reactive oxygen species. Endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) is a multifunctional polypeptide.Aim: To assess ET-1 gene polymorphism

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The long-term efficacy in blood transfusions, hematologic parameter changes, and complications after splenectomy in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia

Nichanan Osataphan, Somying Dumnil, Adisak Tantiworawit, Teerachat Punnachet, Nonthakorn Hantrakun, Pokpong Piriyakhuntorn, Thanawat Rattanathammethee, Sasinee Hantrakool, Chatree Chai-Adisaksopha, Ekarat Rattarittamrong, Lalita Norasetthada, Kanda Fanhchaksai, Pimlak CharoenkwanChiang Mai University. Thailand Transfusion and Apheresis ScienceTransfus Apher Sci 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2022.103620 AbstractBackground: A splenectomy can reduce transfusion requirements in patients with thalassemia. However, the role of a splenectomy remains controversial

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Sex as an Independent Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism in Sickle Cell Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Andrea H. Roe, Arden McAllister, Corinne Kete, Hilary Whitworth, Courtney A. Schreiber, Farzana A. SayaniUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Journal of Women’s HealthJ Womens Health 2022; 31: 1467-1471DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0046 AbstractVenous thromboembolism (VTE) affects up to 25% of individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD), but risk factors are not

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Implications for the metabolic fate of oral glutamine supplementation within plasma and erythrocytes of patients with sickle cell disease: A pharmacokinetics study

Claudia R. Morris, Frans A. Kuypers, Robert Hagar, Sandra Larkin, Lisa Lavrisha, Augusta Saulys, Elliott P. Vichinsky, Jung H. SuhEmory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. UCSF-Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.United States Complementary Therapies in MedicineComplement Ther Med 2022; 64: DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102803 AbstractObjectives: L-Glutamine is FDA-approved for sickle cell disease (SCD), yet the mechanism(s)-of-action are

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