Open AccessTranscranial Doppler Ultrasonography in Patients with Hemoglobinopathy: an Experience from a Tertiary Center
Author(s) -
Sevil Celilova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2021.61582
Subject(s) - medicine , transcranial doppler , middle cerebral artery , thalassemia , internal carotid artery , cardiology , ischemia
Patients with hemoglobinopathy are prone to cerebrovascular event. Our aim was to screen the peak systolic flow velocity (PSV) using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) in terms of cerebrovascular event risk in patients with beta thalassemia (β-thal) and sickle cell anemia (SCA).