Publications
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Travel Guidance for Patients and Families – Living with Thalassaemia, SCD and other Rare Anaemias (2023)
A useful Travel Guide providing considerations, tips and guidance for people with thalassaemia, sickle cell disease (SCD), and rare anaemias who intend to travel abroad.
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Nursing Interventions to Improve Quality of Life Among Children and Adolescents with Thalassemia: A Scoping Review
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder affecting hemoglobin synthesis which leads to chronic hemolysis that can reduce the quality of life of children with it due to the disease and…
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Epidemiology of Clinically Significant Forms of alpha- and beta-Thalassemia: A Global Map of Evidence and Gaps
This systematic literature review assessed the global prevalence and birth prevalence of clinically significant forms of alpha- and beta-thalassemia. Embase, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Library were searched for observational studies…
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Examining Mental Health, Education, Employment, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Importance: Pain related to sickle cell disease (SCD) is complex and associated with social determinants of health. Emotional and stress-related effects of SCD impact daily quality of life and the frequency…
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Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Cohort Study of Adolescent Inpatients
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are predisposed to a hypercoagulable state. Despite the increased risk of venous thromboembolism in the SCD population, there is limited evidence available to guide…
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Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with β-Thalassemia: Data from the Phase 3 BELIEVE Trial of Luspatercept
Background: Patients with transfusion-dependent (TD) β-thalassemia require long-term red blood cell transfusions (RBCTs) that lead to iron overload, impacting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: The impact of luspatercept, a…
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Longitudinal study of ICET-A on Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Sensitivity and β-cell Secretion in Eleven β-Thalassemia Major Patients with Mild Iron Overload
Background: Iron chelation therapy (ICT) is the gold standard for treating patients with iron overload, though its long-term effects are still under evaluation. According to current recommendations regarding transfusion-dependent (TD)…
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Treating Chronic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: The Need for a Biopsychosocial Model
Chronic pain is the most common complication affecting adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). Pain profoundly affects people’s quality of life, functional ability, and health care utilization. Clinicians are often…
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Management of Luspatercept Therapy in Patients with Transfusion-dependent β-Thalassaemia
Patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia require lifelong, regular red blood cell transfusions for survival; however, frequent blood transfusions are associated with an increased risk of iron overload, transfusion-transmitted disease and alloimmunization,…
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Applications of Αrtificial Ιntelligence in Τhalassemia: A Comprehensive Review
Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects the beta or alpha subunits of the hemoglobin structure. Thalassemia is classified as a hypochromic microcytic anemia and a definitive diagnosis…
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