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Factors related to the development of acquired von Willebrand syndrome in patients with essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera.
European journal of internal medicine - 1 Jun 2017
Rottenstreich A, Kleinstern G, Krichevsky S, Varon D, Lavie D, Kalish Y
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We characterized acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) among essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV) patients. METHODS: A review of patients with ET or PV evaluated for AVWS. RESULTS: Of 116 patients with ET, 64 (55%) developed AVWS; of 57 with PV, 28 (49%) developed AVWS. Median platelet counts of ET and PV patients who developed AVWS were 920×109/L and 679×109/L, respectively...
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