This study aimed to document the cardiovascular features of children with sickle cell
anaemia (SCA), in steady state at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) using …

Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is one of the commonest chronic hemolytic anaemias in the
Sudan; it is a disease with high mortality and morbidity. This study was conducted aiming to …

BACKGROUND: Few studies documenting the echocardiographic findings of patients with
sickle cell anaemia have been reported from Africa despite the high prevalence of the …

Introduction: sickle cell disease is the most common inherited hemoglobin disease globally
and remains a significant concern worldwide and in Africa. This study aimed to determine …

Backgroud: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a more common and severe disease in Africa.
Nigeria the most populous black nation in Africa has the largest number of sickle cell …

Background: There are documented established markers (indices) of disease severity in
patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and they determine the course of the disease. This …

AIM Sickle cell anaemia contributes the equivalent of 25% of under 5 deaths in Africa, with
up to 16% of such deaths occurring in some West African countries. The aim of this study …

This paper reviews clinicopathological and hematological manifestations of sickle cell
anemia as seen in Kenyan children in the first decade of life. The information is based on a …

Background: In sickle cell anemia (SCA), compromise of the renal vasculature due to sickled
red cells has been recognized. Objectives: To assess the renal function and blood pressure …

Background: Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) is common in children with sickle cell
anemia (SCA). There are three levels of SCA severity, and the severe form is fatal. However …