Blood pressure and electrocardiographic profile of children with sickle cell anaemia in steady-state and vaso-occlusive crisis
Adewuyi T. Adeniyi,
Samuel A. Adegoke,
Oladele S. Olatunya
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To compare the cardiovascular features of patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in steady-state with those in vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) at the Wesley Guild Hospital (WGH).Design: A descriptive cross-sectional, matched, case-control study among children with SCA at the WGH, a tertiary health facility in southwest Nigeria.Setting: The participants were recruited from the children’s emergency unit and paediatric haematology clinic of the WGH.Participants: Consisted of 93 children with VOC (cases) a… Show more
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