Raised d-dimer levels in acute sickle cell crisis and their correlation with chest x-ray abnormalities

I. S. Hassan, I. Mughal, J. Dar, H. H. Hilali, G. Sivanni, A. Haddad, T. A. El Mekki, H. Jahdali (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Pulmonary hypertension and related pathology
Session: Pulmonary hypertension and related pathology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3392
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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