Plasma DNA and Vascular Remodelling in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Homozygous SS or Sß0 sickle cell disease patients.
• Seen in consultation for an annual clinical and para-clinical evaluation of his/her disease.
• Stable clinical condition of the disease defined as the absence of severe vaso-occlusive crises (requiring hospitalisation or a visit to the emergency unit) in the previous month and absence of transfusion in the previous 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

• Other haemoglobinopathy
• Known diabetes.
• Recent administration of an anticoagulant treatment at curative doses (< 48h before inclusion), or platelet-inhibiting drugs (less than 1 week prior to inclusion).
• Recent transfusion (less than 3 months prior to inclusion).
• Pregnancy or post-partum (first 40 days after giving birth).
• Recent consumption of alcohol (less than 10h), coffee (less than 3h), and tobacco (less than 36h) before inclusion.
• Known infection with hepatitis B, C, and HIV infection.
• Known cancer or progressive blood disease.
• Known haemostasis or coagulation disorders.
• Progressive inflammatory or infectious diseases.
• Recent history (dating less than 3 months) of venous (pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis) or arterial (acute coronary syndrome, stroke, peripheral arterial ischaemia) thromboembolic event.
• Adult patients subject to legal protection measures.
• Patients already involved in a therapeutic protocol.
• Patients not affiliated to a social security system.
• Non-inclusion criteria related to the technical requirements of the Endo-PAT:

• Known cardiac arrhythmia.
• Severe Raynaud's syndrome.
• Hand or arm deformity that prevents an EndoPAT analysis.