Conjunctival and pulmonary hemodynamic properties in sickle cell disease subjects with and without pulmonary hypertension
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Conjunctival and pulmonary hemodynamic properties in sickle cell disease subjects with and without pulmonary hypertension
Conjunctival microvascular hemodynamic alterations were reported for the first time in sickle cell subjects with and without pulmonary hypertension. Assessment of the conjunctival microcirculation using noninvasive imaging may improve understanding of microvascular hemodynamic alterations that occur due to pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2050-0904,2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.439