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HEAD-US System Shows Promise for Assessing Joint Bleeding
Key clinical point: A prospective study confirmed the applicability of the HEAD‐US sonographic scoring system to evaluate joint status in patients with hemophilia treated with late prophylaxis.
Major finding: There was a strong correlation between the assessed joint bleeding rates for 3 years and the corresponding HEAD-US scores in ankles and knees (P less than .001 for both).
Study details: A prospective study of 42 patients with moderate to severe hemophilia A.
Disclosures: No funding sources were reported. The authors reported having no conflicts of interest.
Citation:
Banchev A et al. Haemophilia. 2019 May 27. doi: 10.1111/hae.13771.