Title:
Sickle Cell Anemia From Basic Science to Clinical Practice / edited by Fernando Ferreira Costa, Nicola Conran.
Main Entry:
Costa, Fernando Ferreira. editor.
Conran, Nicola. editor.
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Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Date:
2016.
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319067131
Subject:
Medicine.
Internal medicine.
Hematology.
Medical biochemistry.
Medicine & Public Health.
Hematology.
Internal medicine.
Medical Biochemistry.
Medicine/Public Health, general.
Contents:
Chapter 1 Hemoglobin: Structure, Synthesis and Oxygen Transport -- Chapter 2 Sickle cell Anemia: History and Epidemiology -- Chapter 3 Overview of Sickle Cell Anemia Pathophysiology -- Chapter 4 Red Blood Cells and the Vaso-occlusive Process -- Chapter 5 Leukocytes in the vaso-occlusive process -- Chapter 6 Hypercoagulability and Sickle Cell Disease -- Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Adaptations to Anemia and the Role of Vascular Endothelium in Sickle Cell Disease Pathophysiology -- Chapter 8 Inflammation and Sickle Cell Anemia -- Chapter 9 Clinical Manifestations of Sickle Cell Anemia: Infants and Children -- Chapter 10 Treatment of Childhood Sickle Cell Disease -- Chapter 11 Priapism in Sickle Cell Disease: New aspects of pathophysiology -- Chapter 12 Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Adult Sickle Cell -- Chapter 13 Hemoglobin Sβ Thalassemia, SC Disease and SD Disease: Clinical and Laboratorial Aspects -- Chapter 14 Sickle Cell Disease in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula: Current Management and Challenges -- Chapter 15 Genetic Factors modifying sickle cell disease severity -- Chapter 16 Future Perspectives for the Treatment of Sickle Cell.
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Printed edition: 9783319067124
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