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ArticleJournal of translational internal medicine2020

Evaluation of Cardiac Function in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease with Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain.

Marielle Morissens, Tatiana Besse-Hammer, Marie-Agnès Azerad, Andre Efira, José Castro Rodriguez

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Article in Journal of translational internal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marielle MorissensCardiology Department, Internal Medicine, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
Tatiana Besse-HammerClinical Research Department, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
Marie-Agnès AzeradHematology Department, Internal Medicine, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
Andre EfiraHematology Department, Internal Medicine, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
José Castro RodriguezCardiology Department, Internal Medicine, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesThe importance of myocardial dysfunction in sickle cell disease (SCD) is currently debated. It is difficult to find a reliable index of function in patients with chronic overload as in SCD. Speckle tracking echocardiography, a new mean of evaluating cardiac function, might be a useful tool in SCD. It has been applied in many fields to detect early cardiac function deterioration, and it is less load dependent compared with other function parameters. Studies in patients with SCD are rare, and the results are conflicting. The present study aimed to determine whether left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) was abnormal in a population of adults with SCD and whether it was correlated with clinical or biological parameters.

methodsWe prospectively enrolled 37 patients and 34 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Echocardiography was performed in patients and controls.

resultsWe found that the left ventricular diameter and mass were higher and the ejection fraction and longitudinal strain were lower in patients compared with controls. Diastolic dysfunction was uncommon. LV-GLS was abnormal in 21% of the patients. No correlation was observed between strain and clinical or biological parameters.

conclusionsWe concluded that LV-GLS could be a useful tool for evaluating these patients. However, the clinical impact of reduced LV-GLS remains to be determined.

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diastolic functionlongitudinal strainsickle cell diseasespeckle trackingsystolic function

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