Publications by authors named "Joao Carlos Moron Saes Braga"
Altered left ventricular twist is associated with clinical severity in adults and adolescents with homozygous sickle cell anemia.
Joao Carlos Moron Saes Braga Jorge Eduardo Assef Paulo Henrique Waib Amanda Guerra de Moraes Rego de Sousa Rodrigo Bellio de Mattos Barretto
J Am Soc Echocardiogr
June 2015
Background: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is associated with cardiac abnormalities and premature death. The aims of this study were to identify early markers of cardiac dysfunction through ventricular strain and ventricular twist and determine the relationships between these measures and other markers of cardiovascular risk.
Methods: Forty patients with SCA (mean age, 23.