N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, tricuspid jet flow velocity, and death in adults with sickle cell disease

Am J Hematol. 2015 Apr;90(4):E75-6. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23944. Epub 2015 Feb 2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell* / blood
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell* / mortality
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell* / physiopathology
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Blood Flow Velocity / physiology*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / blood
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / mortality
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
  • Peptide Fragments / blood*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Tricuspid Valve / physiopathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Peptide Fragments
  • pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain