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Sickle cell disease (SCD), a type of anemia (shortage of red blood
cells), is characterized by abnormally shaped red blood cells. Sickle
cells (named for the sickle, or oblong, slender shape of the malformed
blood cells) have decreased flexibility, meaning they break easily. This
results in a number of life-long complications.
hypertension is an increasingly recognized complication of SCD. Studies
show that approximately 30% of screened adult patients with SCD develop
mild PH in adulthood. In 10% of patients, the PH is more severe.
Learn more about sickle cell disease and pulmonary hypertension