Steady-state mild pulmonary hypertension is a risk factor for death in adults with sickle cell disease. Acute pulmonary hypertension has been reported during exercise and vasoocclusive pain crisis in these patients.
Service de Réanimation Médicale, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Henri Mondor, 51 avenue du M de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France. armand.dessap@hmn.aphp.fr
