Sickle Cell Trait, Rhabdomyolysis, and Mortality among U.S. Army Soldiers | Zendy

Douglas A. Nelson | Zendy; Patricia A. Deuster | Zendy; Robert Carter | Zendy; Owen T. Hill | Zendy; Vickee L Wolcott | Zendy; Lianne M. Kurina | Zendy

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Sickle Cell Trait, Rhabdomyolysis, and Mortality among U.S. Army Soldiers

Author(s) -

Douglas A. Nelson,

Patricia A. Deuster,

Robert Carter,

Owen T. Hill,

Vickee L Wolcott,

Lianne M. Kurina

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1516257

Subject(s) - sickle cell trait , medicine , rhabdomyolysis , population , medical emergency , environmental health , disease

Studies have suggested that sickle cell trait elevates the risks of exertional rhabdomyolysis and death. We conducted a study of sickle cell trait in relation to these outcomes, controlling for known risk factors for exertional rhabdomyolysis, in a large population of active persons who had undergone laboratory tests for hemoglobin AS (HbAS) and who were subject to exertional-injury precautions.

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