A study of patients with polycythemia vera (PV) showed that the severity of individual symptoms was not affected by blood count control, with the exception of pruritus and night sweats. A study of ...

Secondary polycythemia is the overproduction of red blood cells. It causes your blood to thicken, which increases the risk of a stroke. It’s a rare condition. The primary function of your red blood ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways People with polycythemia vera should not skip phlebotomy appointments to manage their condition.People with blood disorders like PV may have a higher ...

Polycythemia vera is a rare condition that affects the bone marrow, which is slow to progress and typically develops in later life. It is a condition characterized by the overproduction of red blood ...

Researchers identified five traits that may increase a person’s chance of experiencing polycythemia vera progression. Certain characteristics may help predict which patients with polycythemia vera are ...

THE course of polycythemia vera is complicated by hemorrhagic and thromboembolic phenomena of varying severity occurring in about a third of the cases. These complications have been ascribed to the ...