No Scientific Link Found Between Sickle Cell Trait and Sudden Death

In this episode, Contributing Editor Samuel Wilson, MD, MSCR, an assistant professor of hematology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, talks with Michael DeBaun, MD, MPH, a professor of pediatrics and medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and founder and director of the Vanderbilt-Meharry Sickle Cell Disease Center of Excellence. They talk about a systematic literature review, led by Dr. DeBaun and published in the journal Blood, that found no link between sickle cell trait and sudden death – a finding that challenges a long-standing myth about the trait. Support for this episode provide by Siemens Healthineers.

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The Hematologist is the member newsletter of American Society of Hematology (ASH). It is designed for the broad constituency of ASH, all working toward the ultimate goal of conquering blood diseases. The Hematologist updates readers about important developments in the field of hematology and highlights what ASH is doing for its members.