TY  - JOUR
T1  - MOrtality in adults with sickle cell disease and pulmonary hypertension
AU  - Mehari A, Gladwin MT, Tian X, Machado RF, Kato GJ
Y1  - 2012/03/28
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.358
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1254
EP  - 1256
VL  - 307
IS  - 12
N2  - 
To the Editor: Noninvasive echocardiographic markers of elevated pulmonary artery pressure have been associated with early mortality in some studies in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD),1- 2 but considerable controversy remains regarding the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension and its contribution to mortality.3 We assessed prevalence and survival in a cohort of patients with SCD with pulmonary hypertension documented by right heart catheterization (RHC).

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.358
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.358
ER  -