Low FEV1 is associated with fetal death in pregnant women with sickle cell disease

Low FEV₁ is associated with fetal death in pregnant women with sickle cell disease

Am J Hematol. 2021 Aug 1;96(8):E303-E306. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26236. Epub 2021 Jun 1.

Charles F Hayfron-Benjamin^{1

2}, Eugenia Vicky Asare^{3

4}, Theodore Boafor^{5

6}, Edeghonghon Olayemi^{3

7}, Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh^{3

7}, Latif Musah¹, Enoch Mensah⁷, Titus Beyuo^{5

6}, Adetola A Kassim⁸, Mark Rodeghier⁹, Michael R DeBaun⁸, Samuel A Oppong^{5

6}

¹ Department of Physiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
² Department of Anesthesia, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
³ Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana.
⁴ Department of Hematology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
⁷ Department of Hematology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
⁸ Vanderbilt-Meharry, Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁹ Statistical Consultant, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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