Dr. Anderson's research poses insight for how geography impacts your health: What city had better sickle cell transition outcomes-Philadelphia or Atlanta?

Congratulations to Dr. Anderson publishing her research in the

     American Journal of Hematology

 

   Beyond the transition  of adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease to adult care: Role of geography

 

 

Some results for Dr. Anderson's and her           
                                                                                  colleagues Dr. Ballas & Dr. Eckman research

 

"Most important among these is that the rate of death in Atlanta was much lower than that in Philadelphia: 5.8% in Atlanta versus 22.2% in Philadelphia during the 10 years after transition. The major cause of death was iron overload due chronic organ damage. It is most likely

that these patients had chronic organ damage due to SCD that required frequent blood transfusions leading to iron overload."

 

________________________________________
To read more about this paper, go to the
American Journal of Hematology

 

Received: 3 March 2017 | Accepted: 9 March 2017

 

     Beyond the transition of adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease to adult care: Role of geography.

 

All the best,

Dr. Nina

 

TOVA Healthcare

Sickle Cell Specialty Treatment Center

213 Greenhill Ave.

Wilmington, DE 19805

(302) 429-5870-phone

www.tovahealthcare.com