Pathophysiology of sickle cell disease

P Sundd, MT Gladwin, EM Novelli - Annual review of pathology …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Since the discovery of sickle cell disease (SCD) in 1910, enormous strides have been made
in the elucidation of the pathogenesis of its protean complications, which has inspired recent …

Cardiovascular complications of sickle cell disease

V Sachdev, DR Rosing, SL Thein - Trends in cardiovascular medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States,
and a global health problem. Pathological features of the abnormal hemoglobin (HbS) result …

Vascular instability and neurological morbidity in sickle cell disease: an integrative framework

H Stotesbury, JM Kawadler, PW Hales… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
It is well-established that patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at substantial risk of
neurological complications, including overt and silent stroke, microstructural injury, and …

How I treat the older adult with sickle cell disease

SL Thein, J Howard - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
With increasing survival, cumulative complications of sickle cell disease (SCD), which
develop insidiously over time, are becoming more apparent and common in older patients …

Incidence of moyamoya disease in Denmark: a population-based register study

P Birkeland, J Lauritsen - Trends in the Management of Cerebrovascular …, 2018 - Springer
In this first population-based study of moyamoya disease (MMD) in Europe, the authors
identified 56 patients with MMD in Denmark during the period 1994–2015 using nationwide …

MRI detection of brain abnormality in sickle cell disease

H Stotesbury, JM Kawadler, DE Saunders… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Over the past decades, neuroimaging studies have clarified that a significant
proportion of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have functionally significant brain …

Neuroimaging in sickle cell disease: a review

D Mallon, D Doig, L Dixon, A Gontsarova… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sickle cell disease is the most common hereditary hemoglobinopathy, which results in
abnormally shaped and rigid red blood cells. These sickle‐shaped red blood cells cause …

Intracranial aneurysms in sickle cell disease are associated with hemodynamic stress and anemia

Y Wang, JS Garland, S Fellah, MN Reis… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Although hemodynamic stress plays a key role in aneurysm formation outside of sickle cell
disease (SCD), its role is understudied in patients with SCD. We hypothesized that tissue …

A growing population of older adults with sickle cell disease

AS Shet, SL Thein - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2019 - geriatric.theclinics.com
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is caused by the presence of hemoglobin S (HbS, a2b2 S). The
syndrome comprises different genotypes that include homozygous S (HbSS): compound …

Optimal disease management and health monitoring in adults with sickle cell disease

J Howard, SL Thein - Hematology 2014, the American Society …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
In countries with access to organized health care, survival of children with sickle cell disease
(SCD) has greatly improved, resulting in a growing population of adults with SCD. Transition …