Table 3.

Overview of case reports on cardiac complications as initial presentations of polycythemia vera (PV).

Author	Gender	Age	Initial presentation	Initial hemoglobin / Hct Levels	Cardiac complication	Myeloproliferative neoplasm	JAK2 mutation	Treatment
Raza et al. [18]	Male	22 Y	Chest pain and vomiting	18.5 g/dL	ST segment elevation (STEMI)	PV	Positive	Streptokinase, Hydroxyurea, Aspirin
Davis et al. [19]	Male	30Y	Cardiac Arrest	18.4g/dL	Cardiac Arrest, cardiogenic shock	PV	Positive	Anticoagulation, phlebotomy, Hydroxyurea
Hosoya et al. [20]	Male	50Y	Epigastric discomfort and right hand clumsiness	13.5 g/dL	Non-ST–segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)	PV	NA	Antiplatelet therapy, Hydroxyurea
Inami et al. [21]	Male	64Y	Chest pain	NA	STEMI	PV	Positive	Balloon angioplasty, Phlebotomy, hydroxyurea
Shao et al. [22]	Male	60Y	Chest pain	Normal	STEMI	PV	Positive	Antiplatelets, Hydroxyurea and Interferon
Nishiguchi et al. [23]	Female	78F	Chest Pain	Hct 37-42%	STEMI	PV	NA	NA
Nahler et al. [24]	Male	22Y	Recurrent chest pain	Hb 19.8g/dL	STEMI	PV	Positive	Hydroxyurea