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. 2021 Jul 22;36(5):1190–1203. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2020.634

Table 2.

Thrombotic and hemorrhagic events

Variable ET (n = 139) pre-PMF (n = 42) PV (n = 124) PMF (n = 30) Total (n = 335)
Initial thrombotic event
 Cerebrovascular
  Stroke 18 (12.9) 8 (19.0) 29 (23.4) 0 55 (16.4)
  TIA 4 (2.9) 2 (4.8) 1 (0.8) 0 7 (2.1)
  VST 1 (0.7) 0 0 0 1 (0.3)
  Any 23 (16.5) 10 (23.8) 30 (24.2) 0 63 (18.8)
 Coronary
  ACS 10 (7.2) 1 (2.4) 7 (5.6) 2 (6.7) 20 (6.0)
  Other 5 (3.6) 3 (7.1) 4 (3.2) 2 (6.7) 14 (4.2)
  Any 15 (10.8) 4 (9.5) 11 (8.8) 4 (13.4) 34 (10.1)
 Splanchnic
  Arterial 1 (0.7) 0 0 0 1 (0.3)
  Venous 0 1 (2.4) 3 (2.4) 0 4 (1.2)
  Any 1 (0.7) 1 (2.4) 3 (2.4) 0 5 (1.5)
 Peripheral
  Arterial 1 (0.7) 0 2 (1.6) 0 3 (0.9)
  Venous 0 1 (2.4) 1 (0.8) 0 2 (0.6)
  Any 1 (0.7) 1 (2.4) 3 (2.4) 0 5 (1.5)
 Atherosclerosis obliterans 3 (2.2) 0 1 (0.8) 0 4 (1.2)
 Total 43 (30.9) 16 (38.1) 49 (39.5) 4 (13.3) 112 (33.4)
Vessels involved in initial thrombotic events
 Arterial 42 (30.2) 14 (33.3) 45 (36.3) 4 (13.3) 105 (31.3)
 Venous 1 (0.7) 2 (4.8) 4 (3.2) 0 7 (2.1)
 Any 43 (30.9) 16 (38.1) 49 (39.5) 4 (13.3) 112 (33.4)
Pooled thrombotic events
 Cerebrovascular
  Stroke 21 8 35 0 64
  TIA 4 2 1 0 7
  VST 1 0 0 0 1
 Coronary
  ACS 11 1 9 2 23
  Others 7 3 5 2 17
 Splanchnic
  Arterial 1 0 0 0 1
  Venous 0 1 3 0 4
 Peripheral
  Arterial 0 0 3 0 3
  Venous 0 1 1 0 2
 Atherosclerosis obliterans 3 0 1 0 4
 Total 48 16 58 4 126
Initial hemorrhagic event
 CNS 1 (0.7) 0 1 (0.8) 0 2 (0.6)
 Gastrointestinal 6 (4.3) 4 (9.5) 10 (9.1) 0 20 (6.0)
 Genitourinary 1 (0.7) 0 0 0 1 (0.3)
 Soft tissue 1 (0.7) 0 2 (1.6) 1 (3.3) 4 (1.2)
 Total 9 (6.5) 4 (9.5) 13 (10.5) 1 (3.3) 27 (8.1)
Pooled hemorrhagic events
 CNS 1 0 2 0 3
 Gastrointestinal 6 4 11 0 21
 Genitourinary 1 0 0 0 1
 Soft tissue 1 0 2 1 4
 Total 9 4 15 1 29

Values are presented as number (%).

ET, essential thrombocythemia; pre-PMF, prefibrotic/early primary myelofibrosis; PV, polycythemia vera; PMF, primary myelofibrosis; TIA, transient ischemic attack; VST, venous sinus thrombosis; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CNS, central nervous system.