Carmen Patino-Alonso, Marta Gómez-Sánchez, Jesús M Hernández-Rivas, José R González-Porras, José M Bastida-Bermejo, Ana-Africa Martín, Emiliano Rodríguez-Sánchez, José I Recio-Rodríguez, Jesús González-Sánchez, José A Maderuelo-Fernández, Luis García-Ortiz, Manuel A Gómez-Marcos
PURPOSE: To assess whether subjects with Philadelphia negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph-MPNs) show differences in the presence of vascular, cardiac or renal target organ damage (TOD) and other vascular function parameters as compared to individuals without this condition. METHODS: An observational study was conducted. Fifty-seven subjects diagnosed with Ph-MPNs used as cases and 114 subjects without Ph-MPNs as controls. We matched the subjects with and without Ph-MPNs using the propensity scores in a 1:2 ratio using the variables gender, type 2 diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, hyperlipidaemia and smoking...
August 13, 2021: Medicina Clínica