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Hematology Reports, Volume 15, Issue 2

June 2023 - 17 articles

Cover Story: Amyloidosis is a term describing the extracellular deposit of fibrils composed of subunits of several different normal serum proteins in various tissues. All forms of systemic amyloidosis in which fibrils are derived from monoclonal light chains, regardless of the nature of the underlying plasma cell disorder, are considered indicative of amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis. The free light chains produced by these abnormal plasma cells can accumulate in various organs throughout the body, including the spleen. Various sequelae are possible, such as fatigue, petechiae, and even rupture. Splenic rupture is a life-threatening condition leading to rapid intra-abdominal blood loss and thus potentially hypovolemic shock, with a mortality rate of up to 10%. View this paper
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Articles (17)

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,107 Views
7 Pages

Risk Factors for Death or Cardiovascular Events after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

  • Orly Leiva,
  • Andrew Jenkins,
  • Rachel P. Rosovsky,
  • Rebecca K. Leaf,
  • Katayoon Goodarzi and
  • Gabriela Hobbs

Patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, data on long-term outcomes of patients with MPN who have had ACS and risk factors for all-cause...

  • Conference Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,419 Views
14 Pages

Managing Relevant Clinical Conditions of Hemophilia A/B Patients

  • Massimo Morfini,
  • Jacopo Agnelli Giacchiello,
  • Erminia Baldacci,
  • Christian Carulli,
  • Giancarlo Castaman,
  • Anna Chiara Giuffrida,
  • Giuseppe Malcangi,
  • Angiola Rocino,
  • Sergio Siragusa and
  • Ezio Zanon

The Medical Directors of nine Italian Hemophilia Centers reviewed and discussed the key issues concerning the replacement therapy of hemophilia patients during a one-day consensus conference held in Rome one year ago. Particular attention was paid to...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,008 Views
14 Pages

Splenic Rupture Secondary to Amyloidosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Hisham F. Bahmad,
  • Samantha Gogola,
  • Lorena Burton,
  • Ferial Alloush,
  • Mike Cusnir,
  • Michael Schwartz,
  • Lydia Howard and
  • Vathany Sriganeshan

Amyloidosis is a term describing the extracellular deposit of fibrils composed of subunits of several different normal serum proteins in various tissues. Amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis contains fibrils that are composed of fragments of monoclon...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,334 Views
12 Pages

Role of Therapeutic Anticoagulation in COVID-19: The Current Situation

  • Mandeep Singh Rahi,
  • Jay Parekh,
  • Prachi Pednekar,
  • Mayuri Mudgal,
  • Vishal Jindal and
  • Kulothungan Gunasekaran

Thrombotic complications from COVID-19 are now well known and contribute to significant morbidity and mortality. Different variants confer varying risks of thrombotic complications. Heparin has anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects. Due to its non-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,592 Views
11 Pages

Etiology of Anemia and Risk Factors of Mortality among Hospitalized Patients: A Real-Life Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Center in Greece

  • Petros Ioannou,
  • Andria Papazachariou,
  • Maria Tsafaridou,
  • Ioannis E. Koutroubakis and
  • Diamantis P. Kofteridis

Anemia is a prominent global health issue with a wide variety of causes and can be associated with decreased quality of life, increased hospitalization, and higher mortality, especially in older individuals. Therefore, studies further shedding light...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,785 Views
16 Pages

Targeting kinase activity is considered to be an attractive therapeutic strategy to overcome acute myeloid leukemia (AML) since aberrant activation of the kinase pathway plays a pivotal role in leukemogenesis through abnormal cell proliferation and d...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,887 Views
6 Pages

Methemoglobinemia is an acute medical emergency that requires prompt correction. Physicians should have a high degree of suspicion of methemoglobinemia in cases that present with hypoxemia that does not resolve with supplemental oxygenation, and they...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,229 Views
8 Pages

Additional Genetic Alterations and Clonal Evolution of MPNs with Double Mutations on the MPL Gene: Two Case Reports

  • Maria Stella Pennisi,
  • Sandra Di Gregorio,
  • Elena Tirrò,
  • Chiara Romano,
  • Andrea Duminuco,
  • Bruno Garibaldi,
  • Gaetano Giuffrida,
  • Livia Manzella,
  • Paolo Vigneri and
  • Giuseppe A. Palumbo

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) are two of the main BCR-ABL1-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) characterized by abnormal megakaryocytic proliferation. Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) mutations are detected in 5...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,620 Views
5 Pages

Acquired factor X deficiency is a rare diagnosis, especially without the association of other co-existing conditions such as amyloidosis. The authors report the case of a 34-year-old male with severe frank hematuria found to have markedly prolonged p...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,854 Views
7 Pages

A Report of a Symptomatic Progressive Myeloma during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period from Asymptomatic State

  • Gehad Elgabry,
  • Lydia Spencer,
  • Hisam Siddiqi,
  • Soumya Ojha and
  • Farooq Wandroo

 Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell malignancy that is most commonly observed in males in the sixth and seventh decade of life. The clinical scenario of multiple myeloma with concurrent pregnancy is considered to be very rare. We detail here the...

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