Blood Pressure Profile in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia as seen at a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, South-east Nigeria, West African Sub-region

Introduction: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is prevalent in Nigeria and affected children are predisposed to several complications. Amongst these are morbidities involving the cardiovascular system which ordinarily should predispose them to hypertension (HTN). Fortuitously, however, hypotension rather t...

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Main Authors: Ikechukwu O. Okongwu, Ngozi Mbanefo, Daberechi Kenneth Adiele, Ifunanya Okongwu, Anthony N. Ikefuna, Michael Okoeguale Ibadin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-10-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/NJM.NJM_99_24
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