High rate of abnormal blood values and vascular complications before diagnosis of myeloproliferative neoplasms.

CONCLUSION: We therefore conclude that a large proportion of MPN patients suffer severe thromboembolic complications prior to diagnosis. If MPN were diagnosed earlier, a large proportion of these events might be prevented. An MPN should always be suspected and ruled out in patients with unexplained elevated hematocrit, leukocyte and/or platelet counts. PMID: 25863408 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - April 8, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Enblom A, Lindskog E, Hasselbalch H, Hersby D, Bak M, Tetu J, Girodon F, Andréasson B Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research