Comparison of Diastolic Function of Homozygous Sickle Cell Anaemia with Haemoglobin AA Children Using Basic Mitral Inflow Doppler Echocardiography
Bamigboye-Taiwo Olukemi, Okeniyi John Akintunde, Omokhodion Samuel, Adeodu Oluwagbemiga & Elusiyan Jerome Boluwaji · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2017
Aims: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) remains the most prevalent and arduous inherited disease in Nigeria. Various adverse cardiovascular consequences have been documented including cardiac chamber enlargement and left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy. Diastolic dysfunction, a recognized r...
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10.9734/JAMMR/2017/34717