The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 4 , Pages 645-650, April 2010

Prevalence of Intracardiac Shunting in Children with Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke

  • Michael M. Dowling, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
    • Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael M. Dowling, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9063.
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  • Nancy Lee, BS

      Affiliations

    • Southwestern Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and The Center for Canger and Blood Disorders, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
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  • Charles T. Quinn, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
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  • Zora R. Rogers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
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  • Deborah Boger, RN, MSN, CPNP

      Affiliations

    • Southwestern Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and The Center for Canger and Blood Disorders, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
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  • Naveed Ahmad, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Research Departments, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
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  • Claudio Ramaciotti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
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  • George R. Buchanan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX

Received 20 September 2008; received in revised form 5 August 2009; accepted 13 October 2009. published online 21 December 2009.

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 Supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center Program (U54 HL 70588) and the Children's Clinical Research Advisory Committee at Children's Medical Center Dallas. M.D. and C.Q. are supported by the North and Central Texas Clinical and Translational Science Initiative from the NIH KL2 RR024983. M.D. is supported by the First American Real Estate Information Services, Inc. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)01026-9

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.012

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 4 , Pages 645-650, April 2010

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