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EXPERT REVIEW OF HEMATOLOGY
Volume 3, Issue 6, Pages 719-730Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1586/EHM.10.71
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acute leukemia; acute promyelocytic leukemia; anticoagulation; fibrinolysis; hemorrhage; leukostasis; platelet transfusion; thrombosis
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The risk of both thromboembolic and bleeding complications is high in acute leukemia This double hazard has a significant negative impact on the morbidity and mortality of patients with this disease The clinical manifestations of both complications show special features specific to the form of acute leukemia Recognition of these characteristics is important in the diagnosis and management of acute leukemia In this article several additional issues are addressed including the features of bleeding and thrombosis in acute promyelocytic leukemia the current understanding of the leukostasis syndrome and the iatrogenic complications including catheter-associated thrombosis, and the adverse effects of therapeutic agents used in acute leukemia As regards the bleeding complications, thrombocytopenia is a major cause Corrective measures including recent guidelines on platelet transfusions are provided
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