Background: Cardiovascular abnormalities are important causes of morbidity and mortality
in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Data on electrocardiography (ECG) changes in SCD …

Background. This study sought to identify the pattern of electrocardiographic changes in
steady state adult sickle cell anaemia. Methods. A case‐control, cross‐sectional study was …

Background: Cardiovascular system abnormalities are common causes of morbidity and
mortality in sickle cell anaemia. Objectives: The study aims at determining the pattern of …

Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the severity of SCA using a scoring system
consisting of clinical and laboratory parameters. In addition, the study aimed to determine …

Aim and objective: This study was aimed at examining the cardiovascular clinical features in
steady state adult Nigerian sickle cell anaemia patients. Method: The study subjects were …

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 …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder affecting Africans, Hispanics, Indians
and Middle Eastern descents. It affects almost all the major organs of which the heart is the …

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder affecting mostlyAfricans, Hispanics, Indians
and people of Middle Easterndescent; involving major organs of which the heart is the …

Introduction: Sickle cell anaemia is a monogeneic hereditary disease that manifests as a
lifelong multisystemic disorder characterized by periods of relatively stable health …

Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is the commonest inherited haemoglobinopathy in Nigeria and is
associated with high morbidity and mortality, particularly in early childhood in most of the …