Acute chest syndrome (ACS), a potentially severe lung complication of sickle cell disease, increases a child's risk of respiratory failure, chronic lung disease, and prolonged hospitalization if ...

In "Acute Chest Syndrome in Children with Sickle Cell Disease," coauthors Shilpa Jain, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo and Hemophilia Center of Western New York, Buffalo, and Nitya Bakshi ...

Acute chest syndrome associated with sickle cell is driven by the abnormal activation of the complement cascade, per a study.

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a potential complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). It involves the sudden onset of respiratory symptoms. Learn more here.

NEW YORK, June 23 (Praxis Press) Acute chest syndrome is the leading cause of death among patients with sickle cell disease, but its cause is largely unknown. To determine the cause of acute chest ...

Acute chest syndrome is “a fairly common problem and one of the most serious” for people with the inherited red blood cell disease, said Dr. Clinton H. Joiner, director of hematology at the ...

Key takeaways: Lung ultrasonography had 92% sensitivity and 89% specificity for acute chest syndrome. Diagnostic accuracy was “very good” at 96%.

Howell, K., et al. (2024). Gaps during Pediatric to Adult Care Transfer Escalate Acute Resource Utilization in Sickle Cell Disease. Blood Advances. doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011268.

99.5% reduction in annualized rate of vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) and acute chest syndrome (ACS) in Group C patients with a history of VOCs and ACS (n=14) who had at least six months follow-up At ...