Hydroxyurea adherence and associated outcomes among Medicaid enrollees with sickle cell diseaseAmerican Journal of Hematology - Tập 86 Số 3 - Trang 273-277 - 2011
Sean D. Candrilli, Sarah H. O’Brien, Russell E. Ware, Milap C. Nahata, Eric E. Seiber, Rajesh Balkrishnan
AbstractWhile laboratory and clinical benefits of hydroxyurea for patients with
sickle cell disease (SCD) are well‐established, few data describe the extent and
implications of non‐adherence. We sought to assess adherence to hydroxyurea
among patients with SCD and investigate associations between adherence and
clinical and economic outcomes. Insurance claims of North Carolina Medicaid
enrollees (6... hiện toàn bộ
Alpha thalassemia and stroke risk in sickle cell anemiaAmerican Journal of Hematology - Tập 45 Số 4 - Trang 279-282 - 1994
Robert Adams, Abdullah Kutlar, Virgil McKie, Elizabeth Carl, Fenwick T. Nichols, Jin Cal Liu, Kathleen T. McKie, A.R. Clary
AbstractIn an effort to identify possible risk factors for stroke in Sickle Cell
Anemia (Hb SS), we analyzed the distribution of alpha‐globin gene deletions in a
group of Hb SS patients with and without stroke. The group with stroke consisted
of 44 patients, (27 male, 17 female) with a mean of 7.5 years at time of stroke.
The control group (non‐stroke) had 256 Hb SS patients (126 male, 130 female)... hiện toàn bộ
The direct antiglobulin test: A critical step in the evaluation of hemolysisAmerican Journal of Hematology - Tập 87 Số 7 - Trang 707-709 - 2012
Nicole D. Zantek, Scott A. Koepsell, Daryl R. Tharp, Claudia S. Cohn
AbstractThe direct antiglobulin test (DAT) is a laboratory test that detects
immunoglobulin and/or complement on the surface of red blood cells. The utility
of the DAT is to sort hemolysis into an immune or nonimmune etiology. As with
all tests, DAT results must be viewed in light of clinical and other laboratory
data. This review highlights the most common clinical situations where the DAT
can he... hiện toàn bộ
Factor VII deficiencyAmerican Journal of Hematology - Tập 10 Số 1 - Trang 79-88 - 1981
Margaret V. Ragni, Jessica H. Lewis, Joel A. Spero, Ute Hasiba
AbstractThis report describes three patients with factor (F) VII deficiency: two
adult siblings and an unrelated 5½‐month‐old child who succumbed after several
central nervous system (CNS) hemorrhages. This event prompted a review of the
literature concerning the incidence and characteristics of intracranial
hemorrhage in congenital F VII deficiency.Of 138 patients reported to have F VII
deficienc... hiện toàn bộ
Increasing mortality from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the United States—analysis of national mortality data, 1968–1991American Journal of Hematology - Tập 50 Số 2 - Trang 84-90 - 1995
Thomas J. Török, Robert C. Holman, Terence Chorba
AbstractThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease and the
epidemiologic features have been incompletely characterized. Because of the
historically high case‐fatality rate for TTP, we analyzed U.S. multiple
cause‐of‐death mortality data with TTP listed on the death record for the period
1968–1991, in order to estimate the incidence of TTP, to characterize
demographic features of t... hiện toàn bộ
Estimated annual numbers of US acute‐care hospital patients at risk for venous thromboembolismAmerican Journal of Hematology - Tập 82 Số 9 - Trang 777-782 - 2007
Frederick A. Anderson, Maxim Zayaruzny, John A. Heit, Dogan Fidan, Alexander T. Cohen
AbstractVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major US health problem. However, the
total number of US inpatients who are at risk for VTE is unknown. Our objective
was to estimate the number of US acute‐care hospital inpatients who were at risk
for VTE according to criteria established by the Seventh American College of
Chest Physicians (ACCP) Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic
Th... hiện toàn bộ