| ASXL1 | additional sex comb-like transcriptional regulator 1 gene |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CALR | calreticulin gene |
| CHIP | clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential |
| CI | confidence interval |
| DBP | diastolic BP |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CVRF | cardiovascular risk factor |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNMT3A | DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha gene |
| ET | essential thrombocythemia |
| ET-MF | post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis |
| HTN | hypertension |
| IDH1/2 | isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 or 2 gene |
| IPSET | International Prognostic Score for Essential Thrombocythemia (score) |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase 2 gene |
| JAK2V617F | JAK2 gene with valine to phenylalanine substitution on codon 617 mutation |
| MBP | mean BP |
| MF | myelofibrosis |
| MINORS | methodological index for non-randomized observational studies |
| MMAT | Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool |
| MOST | Myelofibrosis and Essential Thrombocythemia Observational STudy |
| MPL | myeloproliferative leukemia protein gene |
| MPNs | myeloproliferative neoplasms |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| OR | odds ratio |
| PMF | primary myelofibrosis |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PV | polycythemia vera |
| PV-MF | post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis |
| REVEAL | the Prospective Observational Study of Patients With Polycythemia Vera in US Clinical Practices |
| SBP | systolic BP |
| SMF | secondary myelofibrosis |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TET2 | tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 gene |