Natural history of polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia presenting with splanchnic vein thrombosis

In conclusion, PV and ET patients presenting with SVT have shorter survival than patients with PV and ET of the same age and sex. This excess mortality is related to liver di sease, major bleeding, and second cancer rather than to the natural evolution of the MPN.
Source: Annals of Hematology - Category: Hematology Source Type: research