Polycythemia and the heart. A review.
Thrombosis of the coronary arteries, heart chambers, and great vessels is a complication of polycythemia. Previously, the treatment of coronary thrombosis in the presence of this disease was based on exchange phlebotomy. However, the development of efficient thrombolytic agents, emergency catheterization techniques, and coronary artery bypass surgery may make phlebotomy obsolete.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas at Houston.
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D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology