Sahar Tavakoli Shiraji, Mohammad Reza Rostami, Hosein Kamranzadeh Foumani, Seied Asadollah Mousavi, Mohammad Vaezi, Soroush Rad, Davood Babakhani, Maryam Barkhordar, Tanaz Bahri, Ghasem Janbabaei, Ashraf Malekmohammadi, Saeed Mohammadi, Vahid Mansouri
Background : Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is associated with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and microvascular thrombosis. No comprehensive report exists on clinical characteristics and risk factors of relapse and mortality in Iranian TTP patients. In this study, we aimed to report clinical features of Iranian TTP patients, to evaluate disease relapse and mortality rate and their associated risk factors. Materials and Methods : This study was a cohort study of patients diagnosed with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia admitted to the Shariati Hospital, Tehran, a referral center for TTP patients, from 2010 to 2017...
July 1, 2023: International Journal of Hematology-oncology and Stem Cell Research