Reduction of the Six-Minute Walk Distance in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Is Correlated with Silent Infarct: Results from a Cross-Sectional Evaluation in a Single Center in Belgium

Laurence Dedeken; Rudy Chapusette; Phu Quoc Lê; Catherine Heijmans; Christine Devalck; Sophie Huybrechts; France Ziereisen; Laurence Hanssens; Laurence Rozen; Denis Noubouossie; Malou Ngalula Mujinga; Alina Ferster

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108922

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Reduction of the Six-Minute Walk Distance in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Is Correlated with Silent Infarct: Results from a Cross-Sectional Evaluation in a Single Center in Belgium

Laurence Dedeken ,

* E-mail: laurence.dedeken@huderf.be

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Rudy Chapusette,

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Phu Quoc Lê,

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Catherine Heijmans,

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Christine Devalck,

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Sophie Huybrechts,

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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France Ziereisen,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Laurence Hanssens,

Affiliation Department of Pneumology and Allergology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Laurence Rozen,

Affiliation Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Brugmann/Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Denis Noubouossie,

Affiliation Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Brugmann/Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Malou Ngalula Mujinga,

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Alina Ferster

Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Reduction of the Six-Minute Walk Distance in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Is Correlated with Silent Infarct: Results from a Cross-Sectional Evaluation in a Single Center in Belgium

Laurence Dedeken,
Rudy Chapusette,
Phu Quoc Lê,
Catherine Heijmans,
Christine Devalck,
Sophie Huybrechts,
France Ziereisen,
Laurence Hanssens,
Laurence Rozen,
Denis Noubouossie

Published: October 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108922

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