What is polycythemia vera

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The symptom of polycythemia vera is not as obvious as that of hypertension. It is a disease with dizziness and other symptoms. Many people don't know much about this. Let's take a look at what polycythemia vera is.

What is polycythemia vera

First, polycythemia vera is a clonal disease of hematopoietic stem cells with unknown causes, which belongs to the category of myeloproliferative diseases. The clinical features of polycythemia are marked increase in the number and volume of red blood cells.

Second: polycythemia vera (PV) is a kind of bone marrow proliferative tumor, mainly characterized by polycythemia, often accompanied by increased white blood cell and platelet count. Patients with thrombotic events and cardiovascular events will increase the risk, and often appear skin itching, fatigue, night sweats and other symptoms, in the progress of the disease often appear splenomegaly.

Third, the current main treatment goal is to prevent thrombosis on the premise of avoiding iatrogenic damage, and reduce the risk of transformation to myelofibrosis and acute myeloid leukemia. Most patients received low-dose aspirin and intravenous bloodletting therapy to achieve the goal of hematocrit (HCT) less than 45%, which can reduce the incidence of thrombosis and death caused by cardiovascular events.

matters needing attention

Polycythemia vera is not terrible. If you find it in time, treat it as soon as possible, ask a professional doctor, prescribe the right medicine to the case, and prevent it early. If you often feel dizzy and tired, pay more attention to it and go to the hospital for examination, you will solve the problem early.