The features of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura occurring at advanced age

Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) is a rare life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) affecting more frequently women of 30 –50 years of age. There is scarce information on the clinical features of aTTP occurring in the elderly.Our goal was to evaluate the impact of an elderly-onset disease on the expression, severity and management of aTTP.

Source: Thrombosis Research - October 21, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Pasquale Agosti, Ilaria Mancini, Andrea Artoni, Barbara Ferrari, Silvia Pontiggia, Silvia Maria Trisolini, Luca Facchini, Flora Peyvandi, the Italian Group of TTP Investigators Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research