Therapeutic phlebotomy is safe in children with sickle cell anaemia and can be effective treatment for transfusional iron overload [PDF]
British Journal of Haematology, 2015 Serial phlebotomy was performed on sixty children with sickle cell anaemia, stroke and transfusional iron overload randomized to hydroxycarbamide in the Stroke With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea trial.
Banu Aygün +2 more
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Tmprss6-ASO as a tool for the treatment of Polycythemia Vera mice.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm resulting from an acquired driver mutation in the JAK2 gene of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells resulting in the overproduction of mature erythrocytes and abnormally high hematocrit ...
Carla Casu +10 more
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome in a 12‐year‐old child requiring therapeutic phlebotomy: Case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Pediatrics International, 2014 The childhood obesity epidemic involves unusual and underrecognized complications associated with this clinical and public health problem. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as the triad of obesity, daytime hypoventilation, and sleep ...
Kamakshya P Patra
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Therapeutic Phlebotomy for Testosterone-Induced Polycythemia [PDF]
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2020 Abstract Objectives To evaluate therapeutic phlebotomy (TP) requests for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and to highlight the impact to a blood center (BC) or service that provides TP for individuals on TRT.
Nancy L Van Buren, Jed B Gorlin
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Analysis of Therapeutic Phlebotomy in Patients of Polycythemia: A Single Center Study
Journal of Islamabad Medical & Dental College, 2023 Introduction: Polycythemia is increased red cell mass according to age and sex of the individual. It could be primary (Polycythemia Vera), or secondary, due to chronic hypoxia or increased erythropoietic drive. Polycythemia is managed with therapeutic phlebotomy along with treating the underlying cause if determined.
Nosheena Noreen +3 more
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Rheopheresis, but Not Phlebotomy, Improves Cerebral Vascular Response to Hypercapnia and Neuronal Activation [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground/Objectives: Several therapeutic approaches, including phlebotomy and rheopheresis, are used to improve hemorheological parameters. While the effects of phlebotomy on cerebral circulation have been described, the impact of rheopheresis on ...
Dóra Sulina +7 more
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Treatment progress of phlebotomy for polycythemia vera
Zhongguo shuxue zazhiPolycythemia vera (PV) is a BCR-ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by the proliferation of all three hematopoietic cell lines to varying degrees.
YANG Yanjie, QIN Ranran, HOU Ruiqin
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Iron deficiency due to excessive therapeutic phlebotomy in hemochromatosis [PDF]
American Journal of Hematology, 2000 Thirteen adults (eight men, five women) with hemochromatosis had undergone routine iron depletion therapy but while on maintenance phlebotomies developed iron deficiency which persisted for 25 +/- 13 (mean +/- 1 SD) months before diagnosis. All had symptoms and signs of iron deficiency. Levels of transferrin saturation were 10% +/- 5% (1 SD), and serum
James C Barton, Sylvia S Bottomley
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Periodic Therapeutic Phlebotomy Mitigates Systemic Aging Phenotypes by Promoting Bone Marrow Function. [PDF]
Aging CellABSTRACT Aging is the primary risk factor for numerous chronic diseases, making the identification of safe and effective anti‐aging strategies a critical focus in biomedical research. Heterochronic parabiosis by blood exchange shows that the exchange interaction between young and old plasma can exert anti‐aging effects through ...
Cai JR +7 more
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Role of therapeutic apheresis and phlebotomy techniques in anaesthesia and critical care
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014 Therapeutic transfusion techniques such as apheresis and phlebotomy are frequently used in intensive care units. Use of the apheresis technique for the treatment of various diseases in critically ill patients is growing day by day. There are increasing evidences for using apheresis as a primary therapy or as an adjunct to other therapies for various ...
Neeta Bose, Hitendra Kanzariya
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