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CASE REPORT| Volume 14, ISSUE 1, P51-53, March 2005

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Polycythaemia Vera Presenting as ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

      Abstract

      A case of ST-elevation myocardial infarction as the first presentation of polycythaemia vera is described. The discussion summarises the evidence for the safety and efficacy of contemporary ST-elevation treatment strategies in the setting of polycythaemia vera.

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