Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

Myocarditis

Inflammation of the myocardium.


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PMID (PMCID)
9583943
 MALE Middle Aged
[A case of dilated cardiomyopathy caused by myocardial microinfarcts in the course of polycythemia vera].
Konopka A, Stepinska J, Banaszewski M, Szajewski T.
Pol Merkur Lekarski. 1998;4(19):26-8.
The first symptom of polycythemia vera was acute congestive heart failure which suggested diagnosis of myocarditis.