Reduction in transcranial doppler ultrasound (TCD) velocity after regular blood transfusion therapy is associated with a change in hemoglobin S fraction in sickle cell anemia

Am J Hematol. 2020 Nov;95(11):E308-E310. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25954. Epub 2020 Sep 15.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell* / diagnostic imaging
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell* / physiopathology
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell* / therapy
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Blood Transfusion*
  • Brain* / blood supply
  • Brain* / diagnostic imaging
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hemoglobin, Sickle / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial*

Substances

  • Hemoglobin, Sickle