Longitudinal analysis of cardiac abnormalities in pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia and effect of hydroxyurea therapy
Autor: | Abena Appiah-Kubi, Elizabeth Mitchell, Dorota Gruber, Banu Aygun, Tung Ming Leung, Arushi Dhar, Olivia Serigano |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Left ventricular dilation
medicine.medical_specialty Clinical Trials and Observations Anemia Sickle Cell Left ventricular hypertrophy Muscle hypertrophy Cohort Studies hemic and lymphatic diseases Internal medicine medicine Humans Hydroxyurea Young adult Child Retrospective Studies business.industry Retrospective cohort study Hematology medicine.disease Pulmonary hypertension Sickle cell anemia Echocardiography Cohort cardiovascular system Cardiology business |
Zdroj: | Blood Advances |
ISSN: | 2473-9537 2473-9529 |
DOI: | 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005076 |
Popis: | Key Points Cardiac abnormalities in children and young adults with sickle cell anemia are common.Timely initiation of treatment with hydroxyurea may lead to reverse cardiac remodeling and improvement in these cardiac abnormalities. Visual Abstract Cardiac abnormalities such as left ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular dilation, and pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell anemia have been previously described. Hydroxyurea, a disease-modifying therapy for sickle cell anemia, has been used for several decades. Longitudinal assessment of echocardiographic abnormalities in children and young adults with sickle cell anemia receiving hydroxyurea therapy is lacking. The goal of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of echocardiographic abnormalities in children and young adults with sickle cell anemia and to examine the effects of hydroxyurea on reverse cardiac remodeling. We reviewed the records of patients with sickle cell anemia who underwent routine cardiac screening at Cohen Children’s Medical Center between 2010 and 2017, followed by retrospective longitudinal analysis of echocardiograms performed on patients receiving treatment with hydroxyurea. Data on a total of 100 patients with sickle cell anemia were analyzed; 60 (60%) were being treated with hydroxyurea. Twenty-five (41.6%) of the patients on hydroxyurea had been treated for 1 year. Serial echocardiograms of patients receiving hydroxyurea were then analyzed. Left ventricular dilation and hypertrophy improved significantly with hydroxyurea treatment. In addition, the left ventricular volume and mass correlated negatively with duration of treatment with hydroxyurea. Our study provides evidence that prolonged hydroxyurea therapy may lead to reverse cardiac remodeling. Future studies should attempt to follow up this patient cohort for a longer duration. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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