Elevated tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity, reduced forced expiratory volume in 1 second, and mortality in adults with sickle cell disease

Elevated tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: association with hemolysis and hemoglobin oxygen desaturation.

BACKGROUND Elevation of echocardiography-determined tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity predicts high systolic pulmonary artery pressure and early mortality in adults with sickle cell disease. The definition, prevalence and clinical correlates of elevated jet velocity have not been established in pediatric patients. The present study tested the hypotheses that elevated jet velocity affects 10% o...

Tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity and hospitalization in Tanzanian children with sickle cell anemia.

Elevation of echocardiography-determined tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity predicts high systolic pulmonary artery pressure and early mortality in adults with sickle cell disease. The definition, prevalence and clinical correlates of elevated jet

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Serum respiratory virus antibodies: predictor of reduced one-second forced expiratory volume (FEV1) in Norwegian adults.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether the presence of serum complement antibodies was associated with reduced one-second forced expiratory volume (FEV1) in adults. METHODS From a stratified random sample of 18-73 year old adults, we performed measurements of serum complement fixing virus antibodies against influenza type A and B, parainfluenza type 1,...

evaluation of tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity in thalassemia patients with splenectomy

conclusions the etiology of pah in thalassemia is multifactorial such as inflammatory mediators. also, the absence of the spleen plays an important role in developing a high trv and pah. results average age of the patients was 21.15 ± 6.68 years. no significant difference was observed in the pap between the 2 groups of thalassemia major and intermedia and also the 2 sex groups. indeed, 6.6% of ...