Protein predicts sickle-cell danger

From Atlanta, at a meeting of the American Society of Hematology

A biological marker of heart trouble can be used to identify sickle-cell anemia patients who are at greatest risk of developing a serious complication.

Pulmonary hypertension—high blood pressure of the arteries in the lungs—puts stress on the heart and is a major cause of disability and death among sickle-cell patients.