Lung ultrasonography had 92% sensitivity and 89% specificity for acute chest syndrome. Diagnostic accuracy ... diagnostic criteria for a positive lung ultrasound for ACS used across the studies ...

Acute chest syndrome is a serious complication of sickle cell disease. It involves symptoms like chest pain, cough, or fever and can be life threatening if not treated promptly. Sickle cell ...

A-001 is currently being evaluated for acute chest syndrome in a Phase IIclinical ... especially anepisode of bone pain (a prominent feature of sickle cell disease). Recentacademic clinical ...

January 11, 2008 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to A-001 for the prevention of acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell disease ...

About Acute ... feature of sickle cell disease). Recentacademic clinical studies have demonstrated that serum secretory phospholipaseA2 (sPLA2) levels rise in advance of acute chest syndrome ...

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 shows up in about one-third of people with SCD. If you get it once, you have an 80% chance of getting it again. Because the symptoms could be caused by other sicknesses, many ...