Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High hematocrit levels were observed among 8.4% of adults receiving gender-confirming testosterone therapy.

Atlanta, GA - Maintaining a lower hematocrit (HCT) can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in patients with polycythemia vera, according to the results of CYTO-PV [1]. Those who had an HCT of ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rusfertide, a weekly self-injected peptide, maintained control of hematocrit levels and reductions in phlebotomy requirements through 52 weeks in patients with polycythemia vera (PV), ...

Credit: Thinkstock. The risk of hematocrit elevation may depend on testosterone therapy's route of administration, according to investigators. A rise in hematocrit levels occurs with 4 months of ...

Cause of admission found to affect risk. SAN FRANCISCO—Dialysis patients hospitalized for infection, GI bleeding, or a major surgical procedure may experience a significant decline in hematocrit (Hct) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ATLANTA — The standard approach of maintaining hematocrit levels less than 45% in patients with polycythemia ...

SAN DIEGO -- A novel therapy for polycythemia vera (PCV) maintained stable hematocrit levels for as long as 2.5 years and significantly reduced use of phlebotomy, a small randomized trial showed. The ...

Use of dried blood or dried matrix spotting for assessment of hematocrit has become a popular laboratory method. However, the procedure may adversely affect the hematocrit values and thus interfere ...

According to Ira Zackon, MD, a hematologist-oncologist and senior medical director at Ontada, a retrospective study of over ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Key Takeaways Normal hemoglobin levels differ for men and women, with adult males ...

ATLANTA -- Maintaining patients with polycythemia vera at hematocrit levels below 45% reduced thrombotic complications without increasing rates of other serious adverse events compared with a higher ...