Urinary albumin excretion is associated with pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease: potential role of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1

Autor: Dell Strayhorn, Soheir S. Adam, Susan Jones, Eugene P. Orringer, Kenneth I. Ataga, Patrick H. Nachman, Dominic Moore, Julia E. Brittain, Rupa Redding-Lallinger, Ben Hulkower
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: European Journal of Haematology. 85:257-263
ISSN: 0902-4441
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2010.01471.x
Popis: Background Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is reported to be associated with measures of renal function in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the relationship between albuminuria and both clinical and laboratory variables in SCD.
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