2011
Hospitalization for pain in patients with sickle cell disease treated with sildenafil for elevated TRV and low exercise capacity
Machado R, Barst R, Yovetich N, Hassell K, Kato G, Gordeuk V, Gibbs J, Little J, Schraufnagel D, Krishnamurti L, Girgis R, Morris C, Rosenzweig E, Badesch D, Lanzkron S, Onyekwere O, Castro O, Sachdev V, Waclawiw M, Woolson R, Goldsmith J, Gladwin M. Hospitalization for pain in patients with sickle cell disease treated with sildenafil for elevated TRV and low exercise capacity. Blood 2011, 118: 855-864. PMID: 21527519, PMCID: PMC3148167, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-09-306167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTricuspid regurgitation velocitySickle cell diseaseLower exercise capacityExercise capacityCell diseaseN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptideElevated tricuspid regurgitation velocityPro-brain natriuretic peptideSerious adverse eventsPulmonary arterial hypertensionSildenafil trialArterial hypertensionAdverse eventsWalk distanceDoppler echocardiographySCD patientsHospitalization ratesNatriuretic peptidePatientsSildenafilPredominant causePainHospitalizationTreatment effectsDisease
2010
NT-Probnp as a Marker of Cardiopulmonary Compromise and Exercise Limitation In Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia In the Walk-PHaSST Study
Nouraie M, Barst R, Rosenzweig E, Sachdev V, Machado R, Hassell K, Gibbs J, Little J, Schraufnagel D, Krishnamurti L, Novelli E, Girgis R, Morris C, Badesch D, Lanzkron S, Castro O, Goldsmith J, Gladwin M, Gordeuk V, Kato G. NT-Probnp as a Marker of Cardiopulmonary Compromise and Exercise Limitation In Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia In the Walk-PHaSST Study. Blood 2010, 116: 1639. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.1639.1639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElevated NT-proBNP levelsNT-proBNP levelsRight ventricular systolic pressureSickle cell anemiaVentricular systolic pressureNT-proBNP concentrationsNT-proBNPSickle cell diseasePulmonary hypertensionPositive predictive valueCell anemiaPg/Exercise limitationHeart failureSystolic pressureNatriuretic peptideCell diseaseN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePlasma brain natriuretic peptide concentrationPredictive valuePro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsPro-B-type natriuretic peptideCardiac natriuretic peptide systemLower NT-proBNP levels