Angina pectoris in a child with sickle cell anemia.
A 7-year-old black boy with sickle cell disease, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, mild left ventricular dysfunction, and normal coronary arteries developed angina pectoris five months after cessation of hypertransfusion therapy. Exercise-induced ECG ST segment depression associated with angina disappeared following transfusion therapy.
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000209:etiology