Phenotypical differences and thrombosis rates in secondary erythrocytosis versus polycythemia vera

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Erythrocytosis is a common condition and an increasingly frequent reason for consultation in hematology. Since the inception of the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 criteria, in lowering the hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) diagnostic thresholds to 165 g/L and 49% in men, and 160 g/L and 48% in women, respectively 1 , it has been estimated that 4.1% of unselected males (outpatients) have Hb levels...