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Understanding and modifying thrombotic risk in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms

Published:January 31, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.01.007
      We thank the authors for their interest in our recently published paper [

      Krecak I, Sabljic A, Lucijanic M. Understanding and modifying thrombotic risk in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. JCardiol

      ,
      • Leiva O.
      • Jenkins A.
      • Rosovsky R.P.
      • Leaf R.K.
      • Goodarzi K.
      • Hobbs G.
      Predictors of increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes among patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms and atrial fibrillation.
      ]. We agree that the pathophysiology of thrombosis in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) is multifactorial with contribution of non-traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors [
      • Leiva O.
      • Hobbs G.
      • Ravid K.
      • Libby P.
      Cardiovascular disease in myeloproliferative neoplasms.
      ]. However, the magnitude of the contribution of these risk factors in this patient population (leukocytosis, JAK2 mutational status, etc) on CV and non-CV prognosis is yet to be defined [
      • Mancuso S.
      • Santoro M.
      • Accurso V.
      • Agliastro G.
      • Raso S.
      • Di Piazza F.
      • et al.
      Cardiovascular risk in polycythemia vera: thrombotic risk and survival: can cytoreductive therapy be useful in patients with low-risk polycythemia vera with cardiovascular risk factors?.
      ].

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