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Does anyone else have an enlarged heart and high blood pressure?

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BristolOne

This is typical for Sickle Cell HbSS. The heart has to work a lot harder than for any other blood types, especially during crisis. If you can reduce the number of crisis you have in a year, you protect your heart and kidneys.

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Sigmaomega in reply to BristolOne

I have the trait but get crisis. By having a enlarged heart I get short of breath. I'm also borderline anaemic. U take blood pressure medication

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Divanana123

Yes, both

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