Polycythemia Vera Revealed by Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report [PDF]
Background and Clinical Significance: Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative neoplasm associated with a high thrombotic risk. Although this association is well recognized, acute coronary syndrome as the initial manifestation of polycythemia vera is ...
Jéni Quintal +4 more
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Acute Finger Ischemia Evaluated With Point‐Of‐Care‐Ultrasound and Diagnosed With Concurrent Polycythemia Vera, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, and Tobacco Use [PDF]
We present a case of digital ischemia investigated and localized using point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS), in a patient that was subsrquently diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome and polycythemia vera concurrently, in the setting of active tobacco use. ABSTRACT In patients with undifferentiated extremity ischemia, point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) can
Burgess T, Larkins M, Chu T.
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Polycythemia vera is a medical condition characterized by raised hematocrit. Owing to increased viscosity, the blood flow in the vessels become sluggish leading to the clinical features of polycythemia such as headache, blurring of vision, red skin ...
Nabeela Iqbal +2 more
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Prevalence and diagnostic performance of iron deficiency in polycythemia
Introduction Several observations have shown that patients with polycythemia have iron deficiency. Our objectives were to report the prevalence of iron deficiency and to evaluate the diagnostic performance of serum ferritin in polycythemia vera.Patients ...
Rova Malala Fandresena Randrianarisoa +4 more
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Polisitemi Veralı Hastalarda Dinamik Thiol/Disulfit Dengesi ve İskemi Modifiye Albumin Düzeyleri
Aim: Polycythemia vera is a chronic myeloproliferative disease characterized by increased red cell mass and JAK2 mutation positivity. Transformation to myelofibrosis and acute leukemia is possible in patients with polycythemia vera.
Özcan Erel +8 more
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Polycythemia vera presenting with pulmonary embolism and splenic infarction: a case report
Pulmonary embolism and splenic infarction are rare in patients with polycythemia vera. We herein describe a man in his early 60s whose main symptoms were chest tightness, cough, and sputum expectoration.
Ping Huang, Yuhong Li
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Muramidase in Polycythemia Vera [PDF]
Abstract The serum muramidase levels of 45 patients with polycythemia vera were found to be significantly elevated above the values in 20 normal subjects. The patients with polycythemia vera who were studied included those with active disease, those controlled with myelosuppressive agents and those in the spent phase.
R A, Binder, H S, Gilbert
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Polycythemia vera happened in people around 40-60 years old and mostly men. The criteria are total red blood cells ≥36 mL/kg in males, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis, and JAK2 mutation.
I Gusti Ayu Ratna Dewi +2 more
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Aberrant expression of microRNA in polycythemia vera
Background Polycythemia vera is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorder in which the JAK2 V617F mutation is observed in >95% of patients, but an as yet unidentified process appears to initiate the clonal expansion of hematopoiesis.
Hana Bruchova +2 more
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Anesthetic management of a patient with polycythemia vera undergoing emergency repair of a type-A aortic dissection and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting: a case report [PDF]
Polycythemia vera is a chronic progressive myeloproliferative disease characterized by increased circulating red blood cells, and the hyperviscosity of the blood can lead to an increased risk of arterial thrombosis.
Hyeongwoo Im +4 more
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