LauraMartinaDeCastroMDMHSc

PubMed

• 2 citations
  Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in Sickle Cell Disease Compared to Other Chronic Conditions: a Population-Based Study of Black American Adults.
  Charles R Jonassaint, Julia O'Brien, Emily Nardo, Robert Feldman, Michael Stanton, Laura DeCastro, Kaleab Z Abebe> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023 Apr 1
• 66 citations
  American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for sickle cell disease: cardiopulmonary and kidney disease.
  Robert I. Liem, Sophie Lanzkron, Thomas D. Coates, Laura DeCastro, Ankit A. Desai, Kenneth I. Ataga, Robyn T. Cohen, J. Haynes, Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, Jeffrey D. Lebensburg...> ;Blood Advances. 2019 Dec 10
• Health-related quality of life in children with sickle cell disease: a report from the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Centers Clinical Trial Consortium.
  Dampier C, Lieff S, LeBeau P, Rhee S, McMurray M, Rogers Z, Smith-Whitley K, Wang W, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Centers (CSCC) Clinical Trial Consortium (CTC)> ;Pediatric blood & cancer.
• 53 citations
  Phase 1 Study of the E-Selectin Inhibitor GMI 1070 in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
  Theodore Wun, Lori Styles, Laura DeCastro, Marilyn J. Telen, Frans A. Kuypers, Anthony T.W. Cheung, William Kramer, Henry Flanner, Seungshin Rhee, John L. Magnani, Hel...> ;Plos One. 2014 Jul 2
• 152 citations
  An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension of Sickle Cell Disease
  Elizabeth S. Klings, Roberto F. Machado, Robyn J. Barst, Claudia R. Morris, Kamal K. Mubarak, Victor R. Gordeuk, Gregory J. Kato, Kenneth I. Ataga, J. Simon R. Gibbs, ...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2014 Mar 15
• 2 citations
  Emotional reactions to pain predict psychological distress in adult patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).
  Christopher L. Edwards, Alvin Killough, Mary Wood, Todd Doyle, Miriam Feliu, Camela S. Barker, Priyanka Uppal, Laura DeCastro, Chante Wellington, Keith E. Whitfield, K...> ;International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
• 11 citations
  Evaluation of a train-the-trainer workshop on sickle cell disease for ED providers.
  Paula Tanabe, Autumn Stevenson, Laura DeCastro, Linda Drawhorn, Sophie Lanzkron, Robert E. Molokie, Nicole Artz> ;Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2013 Nov 1
• Clinical trial implementation and recruitment: lessons learned from the early closure of a randomized clinical trial.
  Peters-Lawrence MH, Bell MC, Hsu LL, Osunkwo I, Seaman P, Blackwood M, Guillaume E, Bellevue R, Krishnamurti L, Smith WR, Dampier CD, Minniti CP, Sickle Cell Disease C...> ;Contemporary clinical trials. 2011-12-02
• Improvements in haemolysis and indicators of erythrocyte survival do not correlate with acute vaso-occlusive crises in patients with sickle cell disease: a phase III r...
  Ataga KI, Reid M, Ballas SK, Yasin Z, Bigelow C, James LS, Smith WR, Galacteros F, Kutlar A, Hull JH, Stocker JW, ICA-17043-10 Study Investigators> ;British journal of haematology. 2011-02-17
• 21 citations
  The Association of Optimism and Perceived Discrimination With Health Care Utilization in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
  Michael V. Stanton, Charles R. Jonassaint, Frederick B. Bartholomew, Christopher L. Edwards, Laura Smart Richman, Laura DeCastro, Redford B. Williams> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2010 Nov 1
• 330 citations
  The risks and benefits of long-term use of hydroxyurea in sickle cell anemia: A 17.5 year follow-up
  Martin H. Steinberg, William F. McCarthy, Oswaldo Castro, Samir K. Ballas, F. Danny Armstrong, Wally R. Smith, Kenneth I. Ataga, Paul Swerdlow, Abdullah Kutlar, Laura ...> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2010 Jun 1
• 31 citations
  Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Attempts in Black Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
  Christopher L. Edwards, Marquisha Green, Chante Wellington, Malik Muhammad, Mary Wood, Miriam Feliu, Lekisha Edwards, LaBarron K. Hill, John J. Sollers, Crystal Barksd...> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2009 Nov 1
• 76 citations
  Exposure to Hydroxyurea and Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia
  Samir K. Ballas, William F. McCarthy, Nan Guo, Laura DeCastro, Rita Bellevue, Bruce A. Barton, Myron A. Waclawiw> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2009 Oct 1
• 12 citations
  Neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging, and neuropsychiatric evaluation in pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD)
  Christopher L. Edwards, Renee Dunn Raynor, Miriam Feliu, Camela S. McDougald, Stephanie Johnson, Donald E. Schmechel, Mary Wood, Gary G. Bennett, Patrick Saurona, Mela...> ;Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 2008 Jan 15
• 12 citations
  Parental substance abuse, reports of chronic pain and coping in adult patients with sickle cell disease.
  Christopher L. Edwards, Keith E. Whitfield, Shiv Sudhakar, Michele Pearce, Goldie S. Byrd, Mary Wood, Miriam Feliu, Brittani Leach-Beale, Laura DeCastro, Elaine Whitwo...> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2006 Mar 1
• 23 citations
  Moderate chronic pain, weight and dietary intake in African-American adult patients with sickle cell disease.
  Jennifer J. Pells, Katherine Presnell, Christopher L. Edwards, Mary Wood, Myleme O. Harrison, Laura DeCastro, Stephanie Johnson, Miriam Feliu, Stephanie Canada, Jude J...> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2005 Dec 1
• 70 citations
  Religiosity/spirituality and pain in patients with sickle cell disease.
  M. Ojinga Harrison, Christopher L. Edwards, Harold G. Koenig, Hayden B. Bosworth, Laura DeCastro, Mary Wood> ;The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2005 Apr 1
• 632 citations
  Effect of Hydroxyurea on Mortality and Morbidity in Adult Sickle Cell Anemia: Risks and Benefits Up to 9 Years of Treatment
  Martin H. Steinberg, Franca B. Barton, Oswaldo Castro, Charles H. Pegelow, Samir K. Ballas, Abdullah Kutlar, Eugene P. Orringer, Rita Bellevue, Nancy F. Olivieri, Jame...> ;JAMA. 2003 Apr 2
• 31 citations
  Differences in platelet alpha-granule release between normals and immune thrombocytopenic patients and between young and old platelets.
  Henry M. Rinder, Jayne B. Tracey, Michael Recht, Laura DeCastro, Christine S. Rinder, Colleen McHugh, Brian R. Smith> ;Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 1998 Sep 1
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Abstracts/Posters

• Beliefs and Practices Among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Regarding Reproductive Health Decisions and Family Planning
  Laura De Castro, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
• Severity Classification for Sickle Cell Disease: A RAND/UCLA Modified Delphi Panel
  Laura De Castro, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Lectures

• Disease Modification in Sickle Cell Disease: Mechanisms, Advances and Clinical Implications 
  61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
• The Conundrum of Hydroxyurea Use and Health Care Utilization in Sickle Cell Disease 
  2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018