Cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) with symptomatic erythrocytosis.

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2007

Abstract

Secondary erythrocytosis of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) is pathologically different from primary erythrocytosis of polycythemia vera (PV). An association between elevated hematocrit and thrombosis has been established in PV patients, and treatment guidelines recommend maintaining hematocrit

Volume

22

Issue

12

First Page

1775

Last Page

1777

ISSN

1525-1497

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

17917783

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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