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- Title
The enigma of pulmonary hypertension after splenectomy—does the megakaryocyte provide a clue?
- Authors
THACHIL, J.
- Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension is a common and debilitating condition which is increasingly being recognized in haematological patients. This is particularly so in haemolytic diseases like thalassaemia and myeloproliferative conditions like idiopathic myelofibrosis. Recently, splenectomy, which may be required for some of these conditions, have been linked to this complication although the exact pathophysiology is still not established. The manuscript explains the role of the less recognized ‘lung megakaryocytes’ in the development of this complication.
- Subjects
PULMONARY hypertension; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL excision; MEGAKARYOCYTES; SPLEEN surgery
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2009, Vol 102, Issue 10, p743
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcp092