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Cardiopulmonary changes in patients with sickle cell anemia: A systematic review
Jamile Silva Lopes, Ícaro Garcia Viana, Maria Luísa Cordeiro Santos, Fabrício Freire de Melo, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Cláudio Lima Souza, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Fabrício Freire de Melo, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Instituto Multidisfreiremelo@yahoo.com.br
Received: August 30, 2021
Peer-review started: August 30, 2021
First decision: December 2, 2021
Revised: December 13, 2021
Accepted: July 8, 2022
Article in press: July 8, 2022
Published online: July 29, 2022
Processing time: 331 Days and 11.9 Hours
Peer-review started: August 30, 2021
First decision: December 2, 2021
Revised: December 13, 2021
Accepted: July 8, 2022
Article in press: July 8, 2022
Published online: July 29, 2022
Processing time: 331 Days and 11.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most common and severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD) accounting for approximately 70% of SCD cases worldwide. Illness related to SCA is an important public health problem as it is a serious chronic disease with limited possibility of cure and that causes suffering to its patients. With adult age and aging, cardiopulmonary changes are mainly observed. Given their high prevalence and the clinical impact caused to patients with SCA, this study compiled information about cardiopulmonary changes in patients with SCA.