Causes of death in 192 patients with polycythemia vera.1
| . | Patients . | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death . | no. (%) . | no. (%) . | no. (%) . |
| Cardiovascular | 70 (36.4) | ||
| Arterial thrombosis | 46 (24.0) | ||
| Myocardial infarction | 14 (7.3) | ||
| Sudden death | 15 (7.8) | ||
| Ischemic stroke | 17 (8.8) | ||
| Venous thromboembolism | 10 (5.2) | ||
| Cerebral sinus thrombosis | 2 (1.0) | ||
| Pulmonary embolism | 6 (3.1) | ||
| Splanchnic thrombosis | 2 (1.0) | ||
| Other cardiovascular | 14 (7.3) | ||
| Hemorrhagic | 6 (3.1) | ||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 5 (2.6) | ||
| Cerebral hemorrhage | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Cancer | 57 (30.0) | ||
| Acute myeloid leukemia | 28 (14.6) | ||
| Breast cancer | 5 (2.6) | ||
| Colorectal cancer | 6 (3.1) | ||
| Lung cancer | 4 (2.1) | ||
| Other cancers | 14 (7.3) | ||
| Complications of polycythemia | 5 (2.6) | ||
| Myelodysplasia | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Spent phase | 4 (2.1) | ||
| Other causes | 54 (28.1) | ||
| Respiratory failure | 14 (7.3) | ||
| Hepatic failure | 4 (2.1) | ||
| Other | 36 (18.9) | ||
| Total | 192 (100) | ||
| . | Patients . | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death . | no. (%) . | no. (%) . | no. (%) . |
| Cardiovascular | 70 (36.4) | ||
| Arterial thrombosis | 46 (24.0) | ||
| Myocardial infarction | 14 (7.3) | ||
| Sudden death | 15 (7.8) | ||
| Ischemic stroke | 17 (8.8) | ||
| Venous thromboembolism | 10 (5.2) | ||
| Cerebral sinus thrombosis | 2 (1.0) | ||
| Pulmonary embolism | 6 (3.1) | ||
| Splanchnic thrombosis | 2 (1.0) | ||
| Other cardiovascular | 14 (7.3) | ||
| Hemorrhagic | 6 (3.1) | ||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 5 (2.6) | ||
| Cerebral hemorrhage | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Cancer | 57 (30.0) | ||
| Acute myeloid leukemia | 28 (14.6) | ||
| Breast cancer | 5 (2.6) | ||
| Colorectal cancer | 6 (3.1) | ||
| Lung cancer | 4 (2.1) | ||
| Other cancers | 14 (7.3) | ||
| Complications of polycythemia | 5 (2.6) | ||
| Myelodysplasia | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Spent phase | 4 (2.1) | ||
| Other causes | 54 (28.1) | ||
| Respiratory failure | 14 (7.3) | ||
| Hepatic failure | 4 (2.1) | ||
| Other | 36 (18.9) | ||
| Total | 192 (100) | ||