Cerebrovascular disease associated with
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Gregory J. Kato; Matthew Hsieh; Roberto Machado; James Taylor VI; Jane Little; J
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In patients with sickle cell disease, anemia is a recognized risk factor for stroke, death, and the development of pulmonary hypertension. We have proposed that hemolytic anemia results in endothelial dysfunction and vascular instability and can ultimately lead to a proliferative vasculopathy leadin