Exertional sickling: questions and controversy
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Exertional sickling: questions and controversy
Sickle cell trait (SCT) occurs in about 8% of African-Americans and is often described to be of little clinical consequence. Over time, a number of risks have emerged, and among these are rare but catastrophic episodes of sudden death in athletes and other individuals associated with physical activities which is often described as exercise collapse associated with sickle trait (ECAST). Despite ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hematology Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2038-8330,2038-8322
DOI: 10.4081/hr.2014.5502