NEW YORK, June 23 (Praxis Press) Acute chest syndrome is the leading cause of death among patients with sickle cell disease, but its cause is largely unknown. To determine the cause of acute chest ...

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a potential complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). It involves the sudden onset of respiratory symptoms, which may lead to lung injury. SCD is an inherited disorder ...

A retrospective study assessed hospital readmission rates in patients with sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome who took angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor ...

99.5% reduction in annualized rate of vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) and acute chest syndrome (ACS) in Group C patients with a history of VOCs and ACS (n=14) who had at least six months follow-up At up ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lung ultrasonography had 92% sensitivity and 89% specificity for acute chest syndrome. Diagnostic accuracy was ...

New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2018--Acute chest syndrome (ACS), a potentially severe lung complication of sickle cell disease, increases a child's risk of respiratory failure, chronic lung disease, and ...

Hydroxyurea and long-term, periodic blood transfusions should be used more often to treat patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to an expert panel. In an article published in the ...

Baptist Health Corbin has been named a recipient of the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry ...

Undiagnosed chest pain sends 8-10 million Americans to Emergency Departments annually, making it the second most common complaint. Emergency physicians must rapidly identify patients whose chest pain ...